Until this happens, Illinois residents can enjoy gambling on one of the offshore online casinos that accepts players from the US. These things point toward the possibility of legalized online gambling in the near future. Riverboat casinos can also be found that allow Illinois residents to enjoy some gambling without travelling to another state. The state has already shown to have some leniency toward certain online types of betting with its state lottery selling online lottery tickets and its acceptance of horse racing and bingo games. Illinois is currently in the middle of discussing a gambling expansion after an annual report showed the state’s gambling revenue at more than $2.3 billion.