Golden Nugget Given Go-Ahead By Illinois Gaming Board For New Casino The Illinois Gaming Board voted to approve plans for a new Golden Nugget Casino in Danville, Illinois, near the Indiana border. Posted on: February 22, 2024 | Nicholaus Garcia Read More
No Plans Looming For Illinois Online Casino Legislation In 2024 Despite a recent committee quirk, Illinois online casino legislation won't get a hearing anytime soon. Posted on: February 21, 2024 | Matthew Kredell Read More
New Chicago Cubs Deal Plans To Bring DraftKings Sportsbook To Wrigley Field The Chicago Cubs announced a multiyear deal with Draftkings that will bring a sportsbook to iconic Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois. Posted on: February 15, 2024 | Nicholaus Garcia Read More
IL Rep. Daniel Didech Submits Bill For Problem Gambling Task Force Illinois Rep. Daniel Didech submitted a bill to amend the state's legislation suggesting guidelines for a Problem Gambling Task Force. Posted on: February 12, 2024 | J.R. Duren Read More
Illinois Sports Betting Handle Tops $1 Billion 4 Months In A Row In December December's sports betting handle in Illinois was the second-highest of the year, falling around $60M short of the record set in November 2023. Posted on: February 9, 2024 | J.R. Duren Read More
Illinois’ January Casino Revenue Sees Steep Monthly Decline, Down 16% While Illinois' 15 casinos reported a 16.0% decrease from December 2023, Bally's Chicago showed over 9% monthly progress in January. Posted on: February 8, 2024 | Katarina Vojvodic Read More
Illinois Lottery Announces Over $880M In Record Net Income For FY2023 The IL Lottery recorded the highest net income since its inception, over $880M, making its forthcoming 50th anniversary a worthy celebration. Posted on: February 8, 2024 | Tebearau Egbe Read More
Illinois Lottery’s Operator Changes Name To Allwyn North America The Illinois Lottery's operator, Camelot Illinois, was recently renamed Allwyn North America after Swiss-based Allwyn AG acquired Camelot. Posted on: February 8, 2024 | J.R. Duren Read More
Illinois Sports Betting A Hot Topic At State Hearing On Gambling An Illinois sports betting hearing concluded that politicians are in no rush to legalize it and gaming taxes will help, but not fix, the pension shortage. Posted on: February 8, 2024 | Joss Wood Read More
10 States ed Online Gaming Bills This Year. Can We Get To A Dozen? It's not happening at the pace ers would like, but from lottery to DFS, legal online gaming is spreading across the United States. Posted on: February 8, 2024 | Steve Ruddock Read More