Location: Illinois

Illinois casinos generated $176.5 million in adjusted gross receipts in May, up 22.7% year-over-year, boosted by the opening of two... more

Following the example of FanDuel this week, DraftKings says it will levy a US$0.50 surcharge on bets placed in the Illinois. In-person... more

DraftKings Thursday became the second mobile sportsbook that conducts wagering in Illinois to announce a surcharge on all accepted bets,... more

Flutter Entertainment has announced it will levy a US$0.50 surcharge, or “transaction fee,” on all bets placed online in the state of... more

Bally’s Corp. and the city of Chicago said they have settled a lawsuit brought by two white men and a conservative legal group that... more

Illinois resident Mark Aiello has lost his appeal against the Illinois Gaming Board over BetMGM’s decision to void his bets, which would... more

Charles Schmadeke, who oversaw one of the largest multiple-gaming-vertical expansions in the United States over the last six years,... more

Six years after a casino gambling patron in his seventies, visiting from Wisconsin, was murdered with a knife by a transient wandering the... more

Legislation to advance casinos at horse-racing facilities once again failed to reach the finish line this year in Illinois. Senate Bill... more

For years, Missouri has seen tax dollars leave its state as bettors crossed the borders into Illinois and other states with legal sports... more