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    Commentary: What can be done to limit the risks posed by sports betting on college campuses?

    The college football season is set to begin, and with it comes increased interest in sports betting on college campuses. In the spring, the Illinois legislature extended by one year the law permitting in-person gambling on in-state college sports. Given the need to generate revenue for state coffers, the question is not if, but when, online in-state college sports gambling will become legal. ...
    by Sheldon H. Jacobson, Chicago Tribune Sep 07, 2023 3 minutes
    The Northwestern Wildcats warm up before a game against the Duke Blue Devils at Ryan Field on Sept. 8, 2018, in Evanston, Illinois.

    The college football season is set to begin, and with it comes increased interest in sports betting on college campuses.

    In the spring, the Illinois legislature extended by one year the law permitting in-person gambling on in-state college sports. Given the need to generate revenue for state coffers, the question is not if, but when, online in-state college sports gambling will become legal.

    There are numerous states (plus the District of Columbia) that have legalized sports betting. The attraction of drawing new revenue without raising taxes is encouraging such actions. Sports gambling has become so ubiquitous

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