Illinois Sports Betting Revenue. Total illinois handle was $139.8 million, up significantly from $52.5 million in july.revenue hit $7.2 million, good for 5.2% hold, according to the state’s reports. Governer pritzker has again extended online regristration for illinois bettors!
Betting in illinois officially went live on march 9th 2020 as rivers casino in des plaines was where the first legalized sports bet was placed. The stats are staggering and in august 2020 casinos did a massive amount of business thanks to the new gambling options made available to residents of the state. However, revenue figures from these casinos are not currently available.
The jump betrivers enjoyed on mobile sports betting in illinois certainly paid off in august.
Sports betting was a pet project of gov. Betrivers accounted for 84.2% of that total with $117.7 million in handle. Betrivers had a big revenue month in august making up 84.2% of the total sports betting handle in the state of illinois. Illinois has emerged as the fifth largest us legal sports betting market after online and retail sportsbooks attracted $140.1m in bets in august.