By The Weekly Edge desk ·
Gambling Insider reported that Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed Senate Bill 2749 on 24 July. The law immediately classified gambling disorder as an addiction, allowing additional state-level support.
The classification enables expanded state support for people experiencing gambling disorder.
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