The first land-based sportsbook, BetRivers, at Rivers Casino in Des Plaines, IL opened on March 9, a week before casinos across the state shut down. But now, online and mobile sports betting in the state is finally up and running.
The start of legal gambling in Illinois has been a little rocky and there have been some changes to the way it works along the way. Unfortunately, the global pandemic had different plans. After a long hard road of political and legal battles, Illinois finally offered online and mobile sports betting starting in early March 2020.
