Gamblers in Illinois have lost more than $5 billion playing the algorithm-driven machines, which have been described as “electronic morphine” and “the crack cocaine of gambling.”

Gamblers in Illinois have lost more than $5 billion playing the algorithm-driven machines, which have been described as “electronic morphine” and “the crack cocaine of gambling.” @ProPublicaIL & @WBEZ reports: https://t.co/7xlWdTzRhr

— Chicago Sun-Times (@Suntimes) February 20, 2019