Bret Bielema parts ways with DC Bobby Hauck four games into his tenure, a day after Illinois allowed 518 yards in a 42-19 loss to Ohio State, adding fresh uncertainty to the Illini defense and their season-long win total.
Kalshi has filed a federal lawsuit against Illinois, challenging a new state law requiring prediction market platforms to obtain a gaming license as preempted by the Commodity Exchange Act and CFTC federal authority.
Illinois legislators adjourned for the summer without advancing Gov. JB Pritzker’s proposal to combine the state Gaming Board and Racing Board into a single agency, with House Speaker Welch saying there was ‘no appetite’ for it.
Illinois casinos posted their strongest May in recent memory, led by Rivers Casino in Des Plaines, as slots and table games both showed healthy year-over-year gains.
Accel Entertainment is ending retail sports betting operations at Fairmount Park in Illinois, reflecting broader challenges facing in-person sportsbooks as mobile wagering continues to dominate.
Illinois municipalities and counties that permit video gambling terminals saw their collective share of VGT revenue grow by more than $7.6 million, even as the state simultaneously implemented new DFS and prediction market taxes.
Penn Entertainment is shutting down its longtime Hollywood Casino Aurora riverboat on June 10 and shifting operations to a new $360 million land-based casino property that opens June 24, marking the end of an era for one of the Chicago…
Illinois lawmakers passed a $55.9 billion budget that includes a 15% tax on fantasy sports operators and new taxes on prediction market sports betting, creating a licensing structure for the DFS industry that operators themselves reportedly supported.
Illinois horse racing officials appeared before lawmakers this week warning that the industry needs additional legislative support to remain financially viable, introducing a bill to reduce fees and extend repayment timelines for racino operators.
DraftKings will shut down in-person betting at its Wrigley Field sportsbook on May 31 after two years of operation, citing Illinois tax increases as the primary driver behind the decision.
The Illinois Gaming Board issued 65 cease-and-desist orders targeting sweepstakes casinos it says are running illegal gambling operations without a state license. Here is what it means for operators and players.
Evoke PLC confirmed it is closing approximately 270 William Hill betting shops after UK remote gaming duty was nearly doubled. The fallout carries an unmistakable warning for US states debating aggressive gambling tax hikes.