The Illinois Lottery has appointed Harold Mays as its new permanent director after more than three years under his leadership as acting director.
Mays joined the [...]
DraftKings will unveil its new permanent retail sportsbook in Illinois this week, just days after opening a new temporary retail sportsbook in Louisiana.
DraftKings at Casino [...]
Chicago Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot has announced the shortlist of bidders that will progress to the next stage of the bidding process for the city’s [...]
Illinois’ licensed online and retail sportsbook operators enjoyed a strong start to 2022 as total wagers increased by 49 per cent to a record $867.5m [...]
New York-listed casino operator Caesars Entertainment has launched the Caesars Sportsbook mobile app in Illinois.
The app launch coincides with the end of the requirement for players [...]
US betting and gaming operator BetMGM has gone live in its 22nd regulated market after launching its mobile sportsbook in Illinois over the weekend.
The operator [...]
Illinois’ regulated sports betting market saw total amounts wagered increase by 60.5 per cent year-on-year to $789.6m in December 2021.
December handle generated by the state’s [...]
FanDuel has announced plans to open a sportsbook at the United Center, home of the Chicago Bulls and Chicago Blackhawks.
Subject to approval by the Illinois [...]
Illinois Senator Kimberly Lightford is hoping to kickstart the Illinois Lottery’s pilot sports betting program with a proposal to significantly reduce vendor licensing costs and [...]
Illinois’ licensed sportsbook operators recorded another strong month in November as total amounts wagered increased by 74 per cent year-on-year to $779.9m.
More than three-quarters of [...]
Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker has signed legislation amending various bills related to sports betting, horse racing, casinos and video gaming terminals.
The adopted legislation will [...]
Illinois’ licensed sportsbook operators have recorded a 93 per cent increase in total amounts wagered to $840.4m in October 2021.
The bulk of the monthly total [...]
