WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump has joined the prediction market regulatory battle and is siding with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Amid numerous states pushing for localized regulation, Trump says prediction markets should be exclusively federally regulated by the CFTC. pic.twitter.com/W4ZqJxO1KR— Rapid Response 47 … Read more
Illinois set to end the in-person sign-up requirements for mobile sportsbooks in March 2020 The end date was announced at the 102nd Illinois General Assembly in accordance with HB 3136. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Illinois mobile sportsbooks will soon be able to accept new bettors remotely … Read more
Sports betting handle hit $633.6 million in March. This can be attributed to March Madness betting. This is the last full month where remote registry was allowed in Illinois. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Sports betting fans in Illinois were active during the March Madness tournament, setting … Read more
Illinois and Montana are both celebrating their one-year anniversaries of launching sportsbooks in their states. Due to the huge differences in their market landscapes, Illinois has exceeded expectations in its first year while Montana has done less than expected. CHICAGO – On March 9, 2020, … Read more
Illinois residents can sign up remotely for mobile sports betting accounts through April 3 with the newest Executive Order signed by Governor JB Pritzker. This newest order will coincide with March Madness, the NCAA basketball tournament that is slated to bring in numerous bets and … Read more
FanDuel becomes the third mobile sportsbook to launch in Illinois. The popular sports betting site launches with a new Pair-A-Dice mobile sportsbook. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A third mobile sportsbook in Illinois has appeared for its residents with the launch of FanDuel’s Pair-A-Dice sports betting app. … Read more
DraftKings has started an email petition in Illinois to rid the state of in-person registration for mobile sportsbooks that are required by law. The big named sports betting company has already found a way for people to register for their mobile sports betting platform without … Read more
FanDuel is set to partner with Boyd Gaming and bring an online sports betting platform to Illinois gamblers. The sportsbook will get getting around the 18-month penalty box for online platforms but players will still have to finish registering their account at the live casino. … Read more
Thanks to GeoComply and PinPoint technology, Illinois sports bettors can register their betting accounts from the DraftKings at Casino Queens parking lot. Governor J.B. Pritzker has reinstated the in-casino requirement for signing up for a sportsbook in Illinois. The GeoComply technology extends the radius for … Read more
William Hill US launched a sportsbook at the Grand Victoria Casino in Elgin, Illinois. This is the first William Hill sportsbook in the Prairie State. The launch is a part of a multi-state deal between Eldorado Resorts, William Hill, and Caesars Entertainment. ELGIN, Ill.- Sports … Read more
The Illinois Gaming Board (IGB) has made Hawthorne Race Course the first race track in Illinois to receive a sports betting license. With this approval, their partner PointsBet can now request to launch their sportsbook application in writing to the IGB. CICERO, Ill. – The … Read more