RECORD DECEMBER FOR ILLINOIS SPORTS BETTING MARKET DESPITE RETAIL CLOSURES

Illinois’ regulated sports betting market grew for the seventh consecutive month in December as total wagers reached a new high of $491.7m.

Despite the closure of all retail sportsbooks during the month due to COVID-19, total wagers were up 9 per cent compared to the previous month.

The state’s five online sportsbooks collected $324.5m in wagers on professional sports in December, with $167.2m wagered on college sports and a further $37,545 on motor races.

ILLINOIS SPORTS BETTING HANDLE: DECEMBER 2020 (US$)

Online Retail TOTAL
Casino Queen 195,431,892 195,431,892
Par-A-Dice Gaming 144,445,143 144,445,143
Midwest Gaming & Entertainment 111,216,418 111,216,418
Hawthorse Race Course 32,043,420 32,043,420
Elgin Riverboat Resort 8,583,662 8,583,662
Alton Casino
HC Joliet
HC Aurora
TOTAL 491,720,535 491,720,535

Casino Queen and its partner DraftKings continued to lead the way as the state’s market leader for sports betting with online wagers of $195.4m during the month.

This was ahead of Boyd Gaming’s Par-A-Dice Casino and partner FanDuel, which generated online wagers $144.4m in December.

The next biggest operator was Churchill Downs Incorporated and Rush Street Gaming’s Rivers Casino Des Plaines (trading as Midwest Gaming & Entertainment), which saw online wagers from BetRivers.com reach $111.2m.

Hawthorne Race Course and partner PointsBet collected online wagers of $32.0m, while Caesars Entertainment’s Grand Victoria Casino and its partner William Hill (trading as Elgin Riverboat Resort) took in wagers of $8.6m.

Gaming & Leisure Properties’ Hollywood Casino Aurora and Penn National Gaming’s Argosy Casino Alton and Hollywood Casino Joliet booked no sports bets in December due to the retail closures.

Gaming Intelligence

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