It is the first of the three racetracks in the state - Arlington Park and Hawthorne Race Course are the others - to apply for a sports betting license. There are two additional applicants listed on the IGB website, including Fairmount Park Racetrack in Collinsville. Fairmount Park first racetrack to apply for license 31, leaving it difficult to determine a timetable for the vetting process since neither Hollywood Casino location was listed on the official website until Friday. The IGB has listed the approval dates of the previous three permits as Jan. Pritzker signed a gaming expansion bill into law last June and recently expressed optimism that people would be able to place sports bets in time for NCAA March Madness, the college basketball tournament that begins March 17.
The pair join Argosy Casino Alton, Rivers Casino, and the Grand Victoria Casino Elgin, as casinos to receive permits while not being officially approved for wagering.
The Illinois Gaming Board on Friday released the names of two more casinos to receive a temporary operating permit for sports betting, raising the number of permits granted to five overall.Īccording to the board’s website, the Hollywood Casinos in both Joliet and Aurora were granted permits Friday without an approval for wagering.
