Tag Archives: Illinois

In 1990, Illinois legislature approved the Riverboat Gambling Act which authorised the Illinois Gaming Board to grant up to 10 casino licences. The first, Argosy Casino Alton, opened a year later and the latest, Rivers Casino in Des Plaines, opened in 2011. Initially the casinos could operate up to 1,200 EGT positions each but legislation…

Boyd Gaming and FanDuel Group have launched the FanDuel Par-A-Dice Sportsbook in the state of Illinois. Sports bettors across the state of Illinois now have access to FanDuel’s industry-leading online and mobile sports-betting platform, with wagering options available in professional football, basketball, baseball, hockey and more. Additionally, FanDuel will operate a retail sportsbook located at…

Rush Street Interactive, operator of the award-winning BetRivers Online platform, and VSiN, The Sports Betting Network, today announced a groundbreaking multi-year agreement. The partnership includes the launch of Rush Hour, the first national sports betting show to broadcast from a sportsbook in Illinois, as well as a major cross-platform BetRivers.com consumer acquisition marketing initiative. “We…

Aristocrat Technologies has entered the Illinois Video Gaming Terminal (VGT) market with a suite of games that were custom-designed for the state’s VGT requirements. Aristocrat is offering an exciting 8-game multipack of games in Illinois, led by every player’s favourite title, Buffalo. Other titles in the pack are Fast Frankie’s Roaring Jackpots, Flamin’ Jackpots, Prosperity…

DraftKings has launched DraftKings at Casino Queen Hotel Sportsbook app and retail location in Illinois. Customers can download the sportsbook app and visit DraftKings at Casino Queen in East St. Louis to finish creating their account onsite, providing them with statewide mobile sports betting access. “Illinois is home to some of the most passionate sports…

Thirty years after Illinois passed legislation legalising 10 casinos to operate throughout the State, Hawthorne Race Course has been preliminarily approved to become its next casino. The Illinois Gaming Board voted unanimously that Hawthorne’s ownership and key personnel are “suitable” for eventual casino licensure. Founded in 1891, Hawthorne is the longest running legal gambling business…

Statewide casino and video gaming operations were indefinitely suspended on 16 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the pandemic’s impacts, Gaming Board staff across all division have remained at work performing the agency’s functions. Among other tasks, the Gaming Board has continued its work to implement the provisions of last year’s landmark gaming…

The Illinois Gaming Board has awarded master sports wagering licenses to seven casinos; Rivers Des Plaines, Argosy Casino Alton, the Grand Victoria in Elgin, the Hollywood Casinos in Aurora and Joliet, Par-A-Dice in East Peoria and the Casino Queen in East St. Louis. With approvals for online and mobile betting, coming at a later date…

llinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has suspended the in-person registration requirement for sports wagering during the state disaster proclamation, allowing people who want to create accounts to make bets online and via mobiles. Governor Pritzker signed Executive Order 2020-41 that allows “Illinois residents may not be able to appear in-person at a casino” since there have…