![]() Under a temporary license, Rivers was the first in the state to open its sportsbook in March, until all casinos were ordered closed less than a week later at the onset of the pandemic. Rivers was among seven casinos that received master sports wagering licenses from the Illinois Gaming Board a week ago. ![]() The state law also allows Illinois' bricks-and-mortar betting houses to get a leg up on online-only sportsbooks like FanDuel and DraftKings, which have to wait 18 months before they can enter the state's sports betting market. That will allow promised revenues from sports bets - $100 million a year, by one estimate - to start flowing. Pritzker signed an executive order two weeks ago temporarily removing the in-person registration requirement in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and his subsequent shutdown of all state casinos. Under the state's massive gambling expansion law approved a year ago, prospective bettors first would have been required to visit a sportsbook within a casino, horse racetrack or stadium to sign up for an online wagering account.īut Gov. ![]() "We are excited to make history in bringing the first online sportsbook to sports fans in our home state just in time as American sports are coming back into action," said Richard Schwartz, president of Rush Street Interactive, which is partnering with the casino in running the online sportsbook.
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