Online Sportsbooks in
Illinois
In June 2020 online sports betting finally arrived in Illinois. You currently have five major online sportsbooks to chose from.
In June 2020 online sports betting finally arrived in Illinois. You currently have five major online sportsbooks to chose from.
Online sports betting legal in Illinois
Website: pointsbet.com | Founded: 2017 |
Owner: Pointsbet | Headquarters: New Jersey |
Pointsbet is an Australian company, that launched in the US in 2019.
The sportsbook places a heavy emphasis on point spread betting, a unique form of betting where you are rewarded, or docked points, according to how wrong or right a bet was.
PointsBet is operational in:
DraftKings is the largest fantasy sports operator in the US. Since 2018, they have established themselves as one of the country's most successful online sportsbooks. According to BettingScanner's 2020 survey, DraftKings can boast the country's highest brand awareness at 44%.
Draftkings sportsbook is operational in the following states:
The New York-based company began life as a daily fantasy sports provider but now can claim to be the country's most popular sportsbook. According to BettingScanner, it enjoys the second highest brand awareness rate in the US (41%).
Fanduel Sportsbook is operational in the following states:
BetRivers was a brick and mortar casino than transitioned to online gambling after the PASPA ruling in 2018.
The sportsbook is now operational online in the following states:
William Hill is one of the oldest sports betting companies in the world. It is based in London, UK and it is listed on the London Stock Exchange. William Hill launched its first retail outlet in the US in 2013.
It is now open for business in a number of states. However, it is online in the following:
The state of Illinois has now become the eleventh state in the US to offer online sports betting after the Senate and House decided to do away with in-person registration.
The original plan was to insist that customers sign-up to sportsbooks in-person before they could sign-up online. This restrictive policy has hampered states such as Nevada from reaping the full benefits of online sports betting.
There are currently five sportsbooks offering online wagering and it looks like Illinois is fast establishing itself as one of the leading states when it comes to online betting.
Bet on sports in-person ✅
Bet on sports online ✅
Register with a sportsbook online ✅
Deposit & withdraw funds with a sportsbook online ✅
Bet on collegiate teams or collegiate games ✅
Bet on high/school sports ❌
Here are your most commonly asked questions about online sports betting in Illinois.
Yes. Online sports betting is now legal in Illinois. BetRivers became the first legal sportsbook to set up in the state in June 2020. There are now five online legal sportsbooks in the state including:
Yes. There are currently five online sportsbooks in the state; DraftKings, FanDuel, PointsBet, BetRivers and William Hill.
Yes. DraftKings is now up and running online in the state of Illinois.
Yes. FanDuel launched their Illinois online sportsbook in 2020.
Illinois coming online was a huge event in the sports betting world, since it opened up the city of Chicago to the wonders of mobile wagering.
Chicago is a sporting powerhouse with sports teams in every major professional league, including two MLB teams. This means that Illinois will be hotly contested market.
In June 2020, after an amendment to the sports betting bill, which did away with in-person registration, BetRivers launched in the state.
FanDuel, DraftKings, Pointsbet and William Hill then followed suit, only to be told that in-person registration was back. After a couple of months, the in-person requirement was reversed again, and its been clear sailing every since.
Sportsbooks will have to partner with existing casinos in order to get an online sport betting license in the state.
The issue of in-person registration which has proven to be a big turn-off for punters in other states was removed from the sports betting bill.
The Chicago Cubs are a popular MLB team in the state of Illinois
Illinois has a number of professional sports teams to choose from, including:
Some of these sports teams have already considered opening up sportsbooks in their stadium or entering into partnership deals with sportsbooks.
Chicago Cubs, for example, have considered operating a sportsbook in their Wrigley Field home.