Illinois is the 11th state (the District of Columbia also has mobile sports betting) to launch mobile sports betting and the third in the Midwest with bordering states Indiana and Iowa. The “state of the state” for Illinois mobile sports betting The IGB provided casinos with reopening protocols June 10 but did not establish a reopening date. The state’s casinos are still closed due to the pandemic, with the earliest possible reopening date June 26 if the state advances to Phase 4 of Restore Illinois. Pritzker legalized sports betting last June when he signed a $12 billion capital bill into law that greatly expanded gaming in the Land of Lincoln.

Rivers, which is located just outside Chicago’s city limits and near O’Hare International Airport, was also the first in Illinois to accept in-person sports bets in March, though BetRivers Sportsbook was active less than one week before being shuttered - along with Illinois’ nine other casinos - due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “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, in a statement. Last Thursday, the Illinois Gaming Board granted Rivers and six other casinos Master Sports Wagering licenses, a requirement for casinos to then ask the board’s approval to operate as an Online Sports Wagering Operator. Pritzker accelerated the timeline for mobile sports betting availability June 4 when he issued Executive Order 2020-41, suspending the provision that required in-person registration for bettors to obtain a mobile app. Rivers Casino in Des Plaines became the first to market for mobile sports betting in Illinois, launching its online sportsbook at on Thursday.

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