Sports
March 7, 2022
Illinois Preparing to Suspend In-Person Betting Registration
Illinois is preparing to enter the March Madness season with a few perks of its own. The sports betting state has allowed bettors to continue betting on events remotely providing they have registered in-person beforehand for most of the two years the industry has been online. Now, the state has also scrapped this last pesky […]
Legal
February 10, 2022
Kazuo Okada Ordered to Pay $50M Legal Fee Over Wynn Resorts Fight
Kazuo Okada received some good news last month when a court in the Philippines determined that he hadn’t committed fraud against a former business partner. That saved him over $3 million. However, his joy was short-lived. He’s now on the hook for $50 million to a law firm in the US. That payment is for […]
Sports
February 1, 2022
FanDuel Plans Land-Based Sportsbook at the United Center Stadium
The American gambling operator FanDuel is seeking to expand its business with a new land-based sportsbook in Chicago. The company envisions opening the new venue at the United Center stadium. FanDuel’s Plans for the Sportsbook The United Center is owned by two notable sports franchises – the Chicago Bulls team from the National Basketball Association […]
Casino
January 28, 2022
Hard Rock Greenlighted for Permanent Casino in Rockford, Illinois
Hard Rock International’s temporary casino in Rockford, IL, is going to go away. However, it’s going to be replaced with something bigger and better. The Illinois Gaming Board (IGB) voted 4 to 1 to license the Hard Rock Casino Rockford. The license gives the operator two years to complete the construction of the new property. […]
Industry
January 25, 2022
Small Illinois Village Has Big Ideas for Gambling Machines
A small village in Illinois has big ideas about how it should tax the video gambling terminals (VGT) within its borders. Sugar Grove may raise the annual fee paid by the shops where the machines are located. The Sugar Grove Village Board has already discussed the possibility of imposing an annual fee of $250 per […]
Industry
January 21, 2022
Internet Vikings Continues US Expansion, Enters Illinois
Internet Vikings, the global hosting gaming provider, announced on Friday that it launched its operations in Illinois. Internet Vikings Enters 18th US State The company is already known as one of the top iGaming hosting services providers in Europe. With that in mind, Internet Vikings’ expansion in the US started in July last year. Now, […]
Industry
January 13, 2022
Inventor Makes it Possible for the Blind to “Read” Playing Cards
In the US, laws dictate that any activity that can be carried out by an “average” person has to be accessible to everyone. Casinos have missed that mark, not offering a viable solution for the blind to sit down at a card table since playing cards don’t come in Braille. That could now change, though, […]
Industry
December 9, 2021
Illinois: Sportsbooks’ Revenue in October Marks $840M Record, Says PlayIllinois
Boosted by a busy sports schedule, the sportsbooks in Illinois hit a new monthly record for revenue and wagering in October. Sports Betting Revenue, Wagers Skyrocket in October in Illinois Numbers released earlier this week by PlayIllinois show that online and retail sportsbooks in Illinois hit $840.4 million in wagers and revenue for October. This […]
Casino
December 9, 2021
Illinois Gaming Board Approves Full House’s Proposal for a Waukegan Casino
Full House Resorts Inc. announced yesterday that the Illinois Gaming Board selected its proposal on the next destination of its American Place gaming and entertainment property and that it is subject to final licensing approvals. With it, Full House Resorts will be able to develop its American Place project in Waukegan, Illinois and this represents […]
Casino
November 11, 2021
Patron Robbed of $40K After He Leaves Rivers Casino De Plaines
On his way out of Rivers Casino De Plaines in Illinois, a patron was accosted by two unidentified perpetrators and robbed at gunpoint earlier this week. 34-year-old Cordero Supe lost $40,000 and several valuables, including his phone and watch, in the attack, the victim alleges, as the police investigation is ongoing. Victim Approached by a […]