order waiving in-person registration<\/a> for mobile sports betting accounts.<\/p>\nPritzker initially implemented the order on June 4 and extended it for another 30 days on June 26. However, after the casinos reopened in the state, the governor let the order lapse on July 27.<\/p>\n
At the time, only BetRivers had established mobile sports betting in the state. Currently, it is one of two mobile providers, with DraftKings being the other.<\/p>\n
Pritzker\u2019s move means Chicago-area residents and others in Illinois will not need to drive to East St. Louis to sign up for a DraftKings mobile account, nor will people have to drive to Rivers Des Plaines Casino to get the BetRivers app.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Two more Illinois casinos saw their hours of operation cut on Wednesday as COVID-19 continues to plague the state. The Illinois Gaming Board (IGB) announced that gaming hours at Hollywood Casino Joliet and Harrah\u2019s Casino Joliet will be from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. CT daily. The change in hours comes as the Joliet region, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":146469,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
COVID-19 Spike in Joliet Area Causes Illinois to Cut Hours, Capacity at Local Casinos<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n