Sports wagering can commence once an applicant for a master sports wagering license has received either its license or a temporary operating permit and has obtained approval from the illinois gaming board to commence wagering. Applicants are no longer required to mail applications or related forms to the illinois gaming board Approved & prohibited sports wagering events view a list of approved and prohibited sports wagering events.
Our mission is to protect the integrity and safety of illinois gaming while generating revenue for the state and local gaming host communities The illinois gaming board (igb) issued the following faqs to all illinois sports wagering operators to help facilitate the orderly implementation and collection of the new per wager tax. Illinois is home to 17 casinos, approximately 9,000 licensed video gaming locations, and 14 active, approved sportsbooks.
The sports wagering act (230 ilcs 45) is available online on the illinois general assembly website A hard copy of the act can be found in the printed illinois compiled statutes (any publisher), which is available at all law libraries and many public libraries. The monthly sports wagering reports and the corresponding comma separated values (csv) file agree to illinois gaming board data.
