{"id":101172,"date":"2019-03-22T12:09:12","date_gmt":"2019-03-22T19:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=101172"},"modified":"2019-03-22T12:09:12","modified_gmt":"2019-03-22T19:09:12","slug":"illinois-could-be-first-midwestern-state-to-legalize-sports-betting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/illinois-could-be-first-midwestern-state-to-legalize-sports-betting\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Could Be First Midwestern State to Legalize Sports Betting, Multiple Proposals Filed"},"content":{"rendered":"

Illinois lawmakers will consider four proposals to legalize sports betting in the Prairie State, which, if succesful, would make it the first in the Midwest to do so.<\/p>\n

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State Rep. Michael Zalewski (center), seen here discussing a fantasy sports bill in 2016, is one of four Illinois lawmakers to have filed amendments to his bill that would legalize sports betting in Illinois. (Image: Sarah Mueller\/ Illinois Public Radio)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On Thursday, four state House representatives filed amendments to a bill, HB 3308<\/a>, sponsored by state Rep. Michael Zalewski (D-Riverside). Each amendment offers a different method for the state to offer sports betting.<\/p>\n

Zalewski\u2019s own amendment would allow the state\u2019s riverboat casinos and racetracks to offer sports betting after they pay a $10 million licensing fee. Illinois would then collect 15 percent on sportsbooks adjusted gross receipts from its retail locations and 20 percent from their online applications.<\/strong><\/p>\n

State Rep. Katie Stuart (D-Edwardsville) offered her own proposal which would allow off-track betting parlors to accept wagers. The state also would be allowed to issue up to 10 licenses for online betting and would tax both retail and online sportsbooks at 15 percent of their adjusted gross income.<\/p>\n

Allowing the Illinois Lottery to manage sports betting through the use of terminals, with bettors cashing winning tickets at a lottery retailer came from State Rep. Lisa Hernandez’s (D-Cicero) proposal\u00a0 The state would collect half of the adjusted gross receipts and divide the funds equally between Illinois\u2019 pension, school, and construction funds.<\/p>\n

Proposal Gives Leagues Royalties<\/h2>\n

State Rep. Andre Thapedi (D-Chicago), filed an amendment that would allow betting at casinos, tracks, and online. The sportsbooks would only pay a 12.5 percent tax on adjusted gross receipts.<\/p>\n

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Thapedi\u2019s proposal would also give professional sports leagues a royalty for each wager placed. It additionally prohibits a gaming facility to be located within a five-block radius of a major league sports stadium or arena, or a golf course used by the Professional Golfers\u2019 Association (PGA), without the permission of the sports leagues whose teams play there.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

All four of the amendments have been referred to the state House Rules Committee.<\/p>\n

Governor Urges Action<\/h2>\n

The amendments come a month after Gov. J.B. Pritzker called on the state legislature to pass a sports betting law to help generate more revenue. He said in his budget address that there\u2019s potential for $200 million in revenue, from both license fees and taxes, in the 2020 fiscal year.<\/p>\n

I am calling on the legislature to take this up immediately so that Illinois can realize hundreds of millions of dollars, create new jobs, and bring sports betting into a regulated environment that will protect citizens from bad actors,\u201d <\/span><\/strong>Pritzker said in his Feb. 20 speech.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Seven more states — besides Nevada’s pre-existing books –have legalized sports betting since the Supreme Court opened the door for it nationwide last year. Besides Illinois, Iowa legislators are also considering a bill<\/a> to bring sports wagering to their casinos<\/p>\n

A spokeswoman for the Illinois governor told Casino.org<\/em> that Pritzker was pleased to see the legislature move forward on the initiative.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause this is a new market, Illinois has the opportunity to move expeditiously and be the first state in the Midwest to legalize sports betting,\u201d Jordan Abudayyeh said. \u201c[The governor] looks forward to reviewing any other revenue ideas from the General Assembly, including those involving gaming.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 2019 legislative session ends in May.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Illinois lawmakers will consider four proposals to legalize sports betting in the Prairie State, which, if succesful, would make it the first in the Midwest to do so. On Thursday, four state House representatives filed amendments to a bill, HB 3308, sponsored by state Rep. Michael Zalewski (D-Riverside). 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