Application window reopens for Illinois online sports betting licenses

Application window reopens for Illinois online sports betting licenses

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  • Viktor Kimble, Covers
October 31, 2022 6:08 PM
  • Viktor Kimble, Covers

It’s back to square one for online sports betting in Illinois, after the Illinois Gaming Board (IGB) revealed last week that Tekkorp withdrew its mobile sports betting license application.

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Las Vegas-based Tekkorp, which partnered with Caliente Interactive (Mexico’s largest sportsbooks), was the last of the initial online-only license bidders left in the running. As a result, the IGB announced that it was reopening the application process as of November 1 and that prospective operators would have until March 1 to submit their bids for one of the state’s three available licenses to strictly be an online sports betting site — and not tethered to existing Illinois casinos, racetracks, or sports venues.