Illinois has been making huge numbers in 2022, almost reaching $10 billion in legal sportsbooks handle and their new December numbers mark their third consecutive month of $1 billion in sports betting handle. This makes them just the fourth state with a billion dollar handle after New York, New Jersey, and Nevada. The total handle for 2022 was $9,751,301,251 ranking it the third highest in the U.S. The numbers also show an increase of sports betting handle by 82% since August which has $565 million. Illinois ranked second in gross gaming revenue with over $806 million. Overall the Prairie State has shown that its here to stay showing positive growth throughout 2022 and breaking the one billion mark multiple times.