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Illinois iGaming bill passes Senate with strong support

1st June 2017 8:44 am GMT

The Illinois Senate has passed a wide-ranging iGaming bill that would legalise online poker, casino and daily fantasy sports (DFS) in the state.

Senator Kwame Raoul’s HB 479, which originally only covered DFS before being expanded to include regulations for real-money online gaming, passed the Senate with 42 votes in favour and 10 against, with one abstention.

The Internet Gaming Act would establish the Division of Internet Gaming within the Illinois Gaming Board, with authority over the [...]

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