Illinois sports bettors continue to set records. According to the Illinois Gaming Board, $1.03 billion was bet on sports in the state [in November], the second consecutive month the handle has topped the billion dollar mark.
“Very promising because two billion dollar months in a row will put the year at very close to $10 billion in handle, so that’s pretty significant,” said Dave Briggs with PlayIllinois.com.
The Land of Lincoln is the just the fourth state that has handled more than a billion dollars in sports bets in a month. The other states are New York, New Jersey and Nevada.
Briggs said the record handle was driven most by betting on the NFL, NBA, World Cup and the NHL.
