DraftKings IL Sports Betting: Online Registration is Here!
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The Illinois sports betting market just got hotter (again).
For some context, back in 2020, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker suspended mandatory in-person registration requirements due to the COVID-19; but the mandates were put back in place a month later. This mandate was back and forth for quite a while before being continuously extended.
Fast forward to now, and bettors will be able to register online again as of March 5, 2022.
As Illinois joins the online sports betting market again, there will be a total of seven sportsbook operators that bettors can choose from:
More notably, Caesars will likely be relaunching their online platform followed by BetMGM on March 5.
With Chicago in its back pocket, the Land of Lincoln has the sixth-largest population in the nation with five professional sports teams across the country’s four major leagues.
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