Your Guide To In-Person Registration: The Process At Each Illinois Retail Sportsbook Is Different

Editor’s Note: From Saturday, March 5, 2022, there’s no longer a need to sign up for a legitimate online sportsbook in Illinois. Instead, you can use your phone or computer to open an Illinois sports betting account.

Earlier this month, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker reinstated the in-person registration requirement for online sportsbook accounts, leaving many residents of Illinois uncertain about how to proceed.

At Play Illinois, we’ve discovered that the registration process varies for each of the six online sportsbooks in Illinois. It’s possible to download a sportsbook app and set up your account from any location. However, before you can commence betting, you must validate your account at one of the retail partner locations of the sportsbooks in Illinois.

Every online casino is mandated to have a financial game partner. Eight financial casinos are located in the state.

You can find the nearest financial casino to you here:

Barstool: Hollywood Casino & nbsp, Aurora, 1 W. New York Street, IL 60506
• The Rivers Casino can be found at 3000 Mho. River Road, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018.
• Grand Victoria Casino by William Hill, 250 Sulfur Grove Ave., Elgin, Al 60120
• DraftKings at Casino Queen is located at 200 South Front Street, East St. Louis, Illinois 62201.
• FanDuel: Horse Racing, 9301 Collinsville Road, IL 62234
• PointsBet locations include Hawthorne Race Course at 3501 Sulfur, Laramie Ave, Stickney, Illinois 60804; Club Hawthorne Crestwood at 13148 Rivercrest Drive, Al 60445; and Player’s Pub & Grill at 1250 River Road, Prospect Heights, Illinois 60070.

To assess your new online sportsbooks account in Illinois, the steps you need to follow will vary depending on the financial casino location you visit.

Sign up for DraftKings at Casino Queen.

You can validate your online sports betting account at DraftKings at Casino Queen, which is located in East St. Louis, as you might have inferred.

Thanks to DraftKings’ collaboration with GeoComply, a provider of geolocation technology, you can register from any location on the casino property, even the parking lot. There’s no need to wait at a registration window or have a face-to-face interaction at DraftKings at Casino Queen.

Barstool in-person registration at Aurora’s Hollywood Casino

You can confirm your online Barstool account at Hollywood Casino Aurora just as easily as at the Casino Queen. Simply visit the property or the parking lot to finalize your registration. There’s no need for in-person interaction or additional steps.

FanDuel in person sign-up at Horse Racing’s SuperSportsbook & amp

You can complete your betting account by visiting the FanDuel Sportsbook and Horse Racing in Collinsville. Even though FanDuel has a retail sportsbook at the casino, you can’t use it at the Par-A-Dice Casino in East Peoria. This is because FanDuel transferred its smart license to its racecourse.

Beforehand, download the FanDuel app and create an account, even if you’re unable to use it immediately. This step will speed up the in-person registration process.

The procedure can be found here and there, and it is as follows:

• You must depart and assess your casino account at the cashier’s counter.
• You must provide your visitor card, email address, or account.
• Once they have looked up your account, the supervisor will check your ID and approve the account.
• FanDuel will then boost its special enjoyment by $100.
• The supervisor may request you to log out and then log back in to ensure the bill is verified.
• FanDuel requests that you sign a log as proof for an in-person check.

Caesars sign up in person at the Grand Victoria Casino in Elgin.

You can register for Caesars by William Hill at the Grand Victoria Casino located in Elgin.

You can download the app before attending the game. Once you’re within the app, you’ll be guided by on-screen prompts to complete your registration smoothly. Please remember, it’s necessary for you to take a selfie while at the game.

Should you require personal assistance, staff at Grand Victoria Casino are available to aid you.

Sign up for BetRivers in people at Rivers Casino.

BetRivers Sportsbook is partnered with Rivers Casino, located in Des Plaines.

You are recommended, like others, to download the BetRivers app and set up your account before you arrive at Rivers for a quicker process.

You can then choose to go to either the casino desk or the Rush Rewards counter, both of which are conveniently located in the same area of the game.

Next, a staff member from Rivers Casino will confirm your details and assist you in finishing your registration. Please have your ID at hand.

PointsBet sign-up at Prospect Heights OTBs, Hawthorne Crestwood & amp, and the Race Course in Hahtrne.

You can validate your PointsBet Sportsbook account at Hawthorne Race Course in Stickney or at the off-track betting sites in Crestwood or Prospect Heights.

Like all other apps, downloading the PointsBet app in advance can make the process more efficient.

You can register by following the instructions on the screen, provided that you’re at one of PointsBet’s three registration hubs.

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