Bookies beware: Illinois gets ready to go all in on sports betting

[PAULYPOKER]

Sports gambling, a multibillion-dollar industry that mostly relies on the black market, may soon go legit in Illinois.

Backed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker and a host of gaming interests, Illinois is looking to join New Jersey, Pennsylvania and a growing number of states to legalize sports betting, turning the widely practiced but illicit activity into a bounteous source of tax revenue.




Chicago Tribune-1 hour ago
Bookies beware: Illinois gets ready to go all in on sports betting

[jjgold]

wow

so many getting into the game

[Chi_archie]

bring it

[Chi_archie]

State is soooo broke, Chicago soooo broke


need gambling and weed revenue

[tblues2005]

I knew this could happen really soon. I look forward to it too.

[KiDBaZkiT]

Pauly give us picks or gtfo

[PAULYPOKER]

NBA/Minn/ML

Now

GTFO

[Brock Landers]

Still will play offshore

They can't touch it as in the amount of offerings, etc

[allabout the $$$]

Still will play offshore

They can't touch it as in the amount of offerings, etc

you have ZERO clue look at everything nj offers

[jjgold]

Long way to go

[pavyracer]

Still will play offshore

They can't touch it as in the amount of offerings, etc

Who are you kidding? All the books need to do is offer you a free meal at one of those nasty restaurants you post here and you will be addicted to them and lose your money on your rubberbands.

[Art Vandelay]

Wisconsin has a Dem Gov now, about time we jump in also!

[PAULYPOKER]

you have ZERO clue look at everything nj offers

• • [*=center]NJ Online Gambling Revenue Shatters $30 Million Mark In January
    [*=center]
    [*=center]NJ online casino operators didn’t just crack the $30 million mark; they shattered it with a reported $33,594,391— the highest figure since the industry’s 2013 launch.
    But this isn’t the only standout number.
    Figures released by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement on Wednesday show an increase of 53 percent from the prior period. The highlights include four operators reporting double-digit gains.
    
    
    

NJ legal online sportsbooks list

And here is the list of legal NJ online sportsbook apps. These sites have been verified with the NJDGE as of January 2019.

• DraftKings Sportsbook
• BetStars NJ
• FanDuel Sportsbook
• 888 Sportsbook
• SugarHouse Sportsbook
• Caesars Sportsbook NJ
• playMGM Sports
• William Hill NJ
• PointsBet
• Hard Rock
• Resorts Online
• BetAmerica Sport

More online sportsbooks are in the works, but bottom line is that this is yet another avenue for online gambling revenue in NJ. You can read more about the NJ sports betting industry here.



NJ legal online casino and online poker list

• Betfair online casino (New Jersey)
• Borgata online casino and online poker
• Caesars online casino
• Golden Nugget online casino
• Hard Rock online casino
• Harrah’s online casino
• Mohegan Sun online casino
• Ocean Resort online casino
• Partypoker online poker (New Jersey)
• PartyCasino online casino (New Jersey)
• Pala online casino
• PokerStars online casino and online poker
• Resorts online casino
• SugarHouse online casino
• Tropicana online casino
• Virgin online casino (New Jersey)
• WSOP online poker (New Jersey)
• 888 online casino and online poker (New Jersey)
• DraftKings Casino
• BetAmerica Casino

[jjgold]

Illinois would make a lot of money

[PAULYPOKER]

Bottom line

the poorer the majority

of your states population

the quicker your state turns to

legal online gaming for revenue.............

[tblues2005]

Still will play offshore

They can't touch it as in the amount of offerings, etc

I think lots will do both.

[jjgold]

Yes

Uneducated people gambling companies love

Bottom line

the poorer the majority

of your states population

the quicker your state turns to

legal online gaming for revenue.............

[qsgsg]

More competition will have a hit on offshore sportsbook. I am hoping to see more improvements when they they start losing customers.

[Natty68]

Thought I heard rumblings of New Hampshire ready to jump into the fray as well. They'd offer college and pro as opposed to Mass which is pro only.

[WvGambler]

Welcome to the land of milk and honey...

[jjgold]

So many states want to get into the act now it’s all because of Nj success

[littlekona]

Will be interesting.....most lottery convenience stores won’t even cash a lottery ticket for 200 bucks.

[Matt17]

So many states want to get into the act now it’s all because of Nj success

Gambling capital of the world.

[scavsiu8]

Will be interesting.....most lottery convenience stores won’t even cash a lottery ticket for 200 bucks.

Its gonna be tracks and Casinos, thats it. Hawthorne, the Chicago track with zero money just invested a ton in HD, they know something coming down the pipeline

[jjgold]

Most of the states could never compare to New Jersey now because of the number of books and properties and licenses