September was the first month for Illinois where both FanDuel and DraftKings had a full month of availability online.<\/p>\n
Earlier this month, Pritzker extended an emergency order that allows Illinois sports bettors to register for mobile applications online. That order will come up again for renewal in mid-December. If casinos remain closed or under restricted hours of operation, chances are good Pritzker will extend it once again.<\/p>\n
The waiver has been credited for helping increase the sports betting handle, especially for DraftKings and FanDuel. Without the waiver, customers who would have wanted an account with either app would have had to drive to the DraftKings at Casino Queen in East St. Louis or Par-A-Dice Casino, FanDuel\u2019s partner, in East Peoria, before they could bet online with either account.<\/p>\n
DraftKings Cofounder and CEO Jason Robins said the online waiver allowed Illinois to become DraftKings\u2019 second-biggest state, behind New Jersey.<\/p>\n
While Pritzker can waive the requirement for 30 days and then extend the waiver, he can not nullify it completely. That requires legislative approval.<\/p>\n
Hopefully, the legislature will consider eliminating the requirement,\u201d Swoik told Casino.org<\/em>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nThe 2019 Illinois gaming law that allowed sports betting established the in-person registration requirement for mobile accounts. The law also was designed to keep \u201conline only\u201d sportsbooks out at least until 2022. However, DraftKings and FanDuel established partnerships with casinos to avoid the wait.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
As Illinois casinos enter their second week under Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s closure order, signs point to the 10 gaming properties lobbying lawmakers for some more changes to state laws. Tom Swoik, the executive director of the Illinois Casino Gaming Association, told Casino.org in an email Thursday that the casinos will support two measures that would […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":156834,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,20],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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