Illinois Gambling Bill Wants To Introduce Peer-To-Peer Betting A new Illinois gambling bill, filed by State Rep. Bob Rita aims to amend the Sports Wagering Act to allow exchange trade gambling. Posted on: January 26, 2023 | Commercial Gaming Illinois News | Nicholaus Garcia Read More
State Police Raid Illinois Politican’s Office, Gather Gaming Docs An investigation of alleged forgery regarding Illinois gaming licenses in Waukegan has now included a raid at the city's offices Posted on: January 23, 2023 | Commercial Gaming Illinois News | J.R. Duren Read More
PointsBet, Hawthorne Expand Illinois Sports Betting Partnership PointsBet opened a fourth sportsbook at Club Hawthorne in Villa Park, Illinois. An OTB site that's part of the Hawthorne Race Course network. Posted on: January 23, 2023 | Commercial Gaming Illinois News | J.R. Duren Read More
Illinois, Tennessee Sportsbooks Break Handle Records In November Illinois and Tennessee sports betting handles broke records in November. Illinois raked in $1.03B and Tennessee reached a record $439.46M. Posted on: January 13, 2023 | Financial Illinois News Tennessee | J.R. Duren Read More
Arlington Park Ownership Change Could Be Just Weeks Away The presumed next owner of the shuttered Arlington Park, the Chicago Bears, have reaffirmed their commitment to purchase the property Posted on: January 9, 2023 | Financial Illinois News | Derek Helling Read More
Waukegan Temporary Casino Just Needs State License To Open Full House unanimously agreed to terms with city leaders in Waukegan necessary for a license for the American Place Casino Posted on: January 6, 2023 | Commercial Gaming Illinois News | Katarina Vojvodic Read More
Bally’s Scores Victories On Path To Build Chicago Casino The Department of Planning and City Council Zoning Committee approved zoning for Bally's plans to build a $1.7B Illinois casino in Chicago. Posted on: December 19, 2022 | Illinois Industry News | J.R. Duren Read More
Illinois Breaks $1 Billion Barrier For Sports Betting Handle Illinois sports betting activity surpassed the $1 billion threshold during a calendar month for the first time ever in October 2022 Posted on: December 12, 2022 | Financial Illinois News | J.R. Duren Read More
Chicago Teams Could Get Sports Betting Licenses A new bill would expand the entities that can apply for Illinois sports betting licenses to include sports teams in the state Posted on: November 29, 2022 | Illinois Legislation and Regulation News | Derek Helling Read More
Bally’s Chicago Casino Has New Mystery Landlord Bally's Corp. announced it has sold the land rights to a private equity firm for its upcoming Chicago casino for $500 million. Posted on: November 22, 2022 | Commercial Gaming Illinois News | Nicholaus Garcia Read More