Illinois

Illinois Sports Betting Continues Mobile Signup Growth In April

In its second month with mobile registration, Illinois sports betting is still experiencing significant growth. Illinois sportsbooks took $839.4 million in April, according to an Illinois Gaming Board report released Wednesday. The April handle is a 56.3% jump compared to April 2021’s total of $537.2 million. The mobile registration requirement in Illinois expired March 5 […] Read More

Mobile Registration Helps Illinois Sports Betting To Record Handle

With in-person registration requirements gone for good, Illinois sports betting is hitting new heights. Illinois sportsbooks took $971.3 million in bets in March, according to an Illinois Gaming Board report released Monday. That bests the previous high of $867.5 million set in January. The total handle was a 43% increase compared to the $679.4 million […] Read More

Illinois Sports Betting Sees Big Jump In March Madness

It appears remote signups will have a decent impact on Illinois sports betting as March Madness handle is up significantly over last year. Just how significantly is not entirely clear, though. The Illinois Gaming Board on Tuesday announced $286.2 million in March Madness betting on both the men’s and women’s tournaments this year. That is up […] Read More

Illinois Sportsbooks See Dip In Last Month Without Remote Registration

Illinois sportsbooks were probably too excited to see the final full month of in-person registration end to fret about the seasonal February dip. Betting handle hit $679.4 million in February, according to the state report released Thursday. That is down 21.7% from January‘s record handle but up 33.3% over last February. Hold was 5.2% for […] Read More