The Illinois Gaming Board (IGB) releases a thorough sports betting revenue report every month, with each legal sportsbook reporting the following data:
Handle: The total amount of money bet by patrons.
Revenue: Gross gaming revenue, calculated by subtracting total payouts from handle.
Taxes: 15% of adjusted gross revenue payable to the state; 2% to Cook County for activity within its borders.
All-Time Illinois Sports Betting Totals
21673807300
Dollars of sports wagers
Total sports betting handle in Illinois history
1736966721
Dollars of sports betting revenue
Total sports betting revenue in Illinois history
274579720
Tax dollars for the state
Total sports betting taxes to date for Illinois
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Lifetime Illinois Sports Betting Data
Licensee
Online Brand
Handle
Revenue
Hold
Taxes
Casino Queen East St. Louis
DraftKings
$7,135,866,709
$450,490,364
6.3%
$70,570,649
Fairmount Park
FanDuel
$5,955,583,567
$644,831,649
10.8%
$103,019,910
Rivers Des Plaines
BetRivers
$3,413,468,900
$278,495,390
8.2%
$43,484,912
Hawthorne
PointsBet
$1,626,416,948
$124,097,029
7.6%
$20,154,093
Par-A-Dice
BetMGM
$1,418,951,449
$106,477,029
7.5%
$16,862,124
Hollywood Aurora
Barstool
$1,180,521,151
$73,815,272
6.3%
$12,667,879
Grand Victoria
Caesars
$801,044,416
$42,538,978
5.3%
$5,777,614
Argosy
$105,276,561
$11,369,254
10.8%
$1,455,127
Hollywood Joliet
$36,667,599
$4,852,431
13.2%
$587,412
Total
$21,673,807,300
$1,736,966,721
8%
$274,579,720
Monthly Illinois Sports Betting Reports
March 2023
Licensee
Online Brand
Handle
Revenue
Hold
Taxes
Fairmount Park
FanDuel
$372,452,513
$43,077,323
11.6%
$6,492,015
Casino Queen East St. Louis
DraftKings
$334,935,998
$31,330,487
9.4%
$4,452,582
Rivers Des Plaines
BetRivers
$110,047,880
$10,667,971
9.7%
$1,553,118
Grand Victoria
Caesars
$79,824,566
$5,611,330
7.0%
$676,193
Hawthorne
PointsBet
$60,651,638
$6,864,533
11.3%
$1,045,771
Par-A-Dice
BetMGM
$58,859,763
$5,271,073
9.0%
$782,209
Hollywood Aurora
Barstool
$50,494,577
$3,827,788
7.6%
$583,039
Argosy
$3,895,597
$568,491
14.6%
$46,209
Hollywood Joliet
$1,538,829
$204,418
13.3%
$19,849
Total
$1,072,701,361
$107,423,414
10.0%
$15,650,984
February 2023
Licensee
Online Brand
Handle
Revenue
Hold
Taxes
Fairmount Park
FanDuel
$307,217,253
$33,461,233
10.9%
$5,406,172
Casino Queen East St. Louis
DraftKings
$278,866,173
$16,347,502
5.9%
$2,974,534
Rivers Des Plaines
BetRivers
$91,472,309
$5,643,295
6.2%
$995,522
Grand Victoria
Caesars
$54,935,471
$994,358
1.8%
$199,510
Hawthorne
PointsBet
$53,446,908
$3,830,102
7.2%
$713,158
Par-A-Dice
BetMGM
$50,075,114
$2,099,727
4.2%
$394,437
Hollywood Aurora
Barstool
$34,947,453
$760,443
2.2%
$259,096
Argosy
$3,239,894
-$35,709
-1.1%
$0
Hollywood Joliet
$1,187,212
$196,959
16.6%
$24,865
Total
$875,387,789
$63,297,910
7.2%
$10,967,295
January 2023
Licensee
Online Brand
Handle
Revenue
Hold
Taxes
Fairmount Park
FanDuel
$373,531,524
$43,749,204
11.7%
$7,513,796
Casino Queen East St. Louis
DraftKings
$336,933,843
$23,860,260
7.1%
$4,048,928
Rivers Des Plaines
BetRivers
$110,376,255
$7,905,399
7.2%
$1,400,642
Hawthorne
PointsBet
$76,414,318
$4,635,960
6.1%
$795,887
Grand Victoria
Caesars
$59,037,622
$1,205,686
2.0%
$392,758
Par-A-Dice
BetMGM
$58,045,794
$3,766,264
6.5%
$633,695
Hollywood Aurora
Barstool
$48,888,863
$2,993,557
6.1%
$591,499
Argosy
$5,313,303
$333,371
6.3%
$25,740
Hollywood Joliet
$1,491,770
$102,362
6.9%
$7,708
Total
$1,070,033,292
$88,552,064
8.3%
$15,410,653
December 2022
Licensee
Online Brand
Handle
Revenue
Hold
Taxes
Fairmount Park
FanDuel
$350,723,415
$37,370,170
10.7%
$6,002,599
Casino Queen East St. Louis
DraftKings
$311,384,471
$21,900,309
7.0%
$3,590,337
Rivers Des Plaines
BetRivers
$108,973,694
$8,097,812
7.4%
$1,337,461
Hawthorne
PointsBet
$81,957,678
$3,438,552
4.2%
$581,018
Par-A-Dice
BetMGM
$59,825,979
$4,632,661
7.7%
$708,263
Grand Victoria
Caesars
$57,615,744
$2,758,015
4.8%
$426,044
Hollywood Aurora
Barstool
$50,470,038
$2,680,710
5.3%
$477,586
Argosy
$6,106,634
$346,429
5.7%
$41,176
Hollywood Joliet
$1,413,603
$182,812
12.9%
$21,666
Total
$1,028,471,257
$81,407,470
7.9%
$13,186,151
November 2022
Licensee
Online Brand
Handle
Revenue
Hold
Taxes
Fairmount Park
FanDuel
$345,273,098
$43,827,568
12.7%
$7,007,955
Casino Queen East St. Louis
DraftKings
$324,155,225
$27,035,478
8.3%
$4,291,515
Rivers Des Plaines
BetRivers
$113,431,853
$9,422,914
8.3%
$1,530,356
Hawthorne
PointsBet
$74,295,627
$6,161,566
8.3%
$998,989
Par-A-Dice
BetMGM
$58,573,259
$4,888,128
8.3%
$795,626
Grand Victoria
Caesars
$55,146,291
$3,084,177
5.6%
$482,731
Hollywood Aurora
Barstool
$52,427,772
$1,899,866
3.6%
$394,619
Argosy
$4,630,633
$376,726
8.1%
$49,661
Hollywood Joliet
$1,681,689
$240,826
14.3%
$30,394
Total
$1,029,615,448
$96,937,248
9.4%
$15,581,846
October 2022
Licensee
Online Brand
Handle
Revenue
Hold
Taxes
Casino Queen East St. Louis
DraftKings
$345,347,638
$21,268,118
6.2%
$4,060,471
Fairmount Park
FanDuel
$327,841,505
$41,624,393
12.7%
$7,000,090
Rivers Des Plaines
BetRivers
$113,323,649
$10,628,407
9.4%
$1,881,689
Hawthorne
PointsBet
$77,823,761
$5,653,287
7.3%
$1,076,757
Hollywood Aurora
Barstool
$55,620,306
$3,724,681
6.7%
$764,146
Par-A-Dice
BetMGM
$53,624,781
$4,272,055
8.0%
$766,625
Grand Victoria
Caesars
$49,141,977
$3,302,183
6.7%
$643,458
Argosy
$5,225,926
$889,959
17.0%
$129,763
Hollywood Joliet
$1,610,641
$206,668
12.8%
$27,364
Total
$1,029,560,184
$91,569,752
8.9%
$16,350,363
September 2022
Licensee
Online Brand
Handle
Revenue
Hold
Taxes
Casino Queen East St. Louis
DraftKings
$291,927,647
$19,202,844
6.6%
$3,262,322
Fairmount Park
FanDuel
$240,902,672
$38,178,093
15.8%
$5,781,550
Rivers Des Plaines
BetRivers
$102,895,669
$9,149,482
8.9%
$1,425,958
Hawthorne
PointsBet
$57,376,238
$3,895,670
6.8%
$428,492
Par-A-Dice
BetMGM
$46,349,325
$3,896,451
8.4%
$503,854
Hollywood Aurora
Barstool
$46,201,921
$4,464,724
9.7%
$636,589
Grand Victoria
Caesars
$40,461,441
$3,770,518
9.3%
$430,743
Argosy
$4,238,393
$648,166
15.3%
$54,738
Hollywood Joliet
$1,452,683
$327,851
22.6%
$35,439
Total
$831,805,990
$83,533,801
10.0%
$12,559,685
August 2022
Licensee
Online Brand
Handle
Revenue
Hold
Taxes
Fairmount Park
FanDuel
$180,286,759
$21,829,562
12.1%
$3,024,060
Casino Queen East St. Louis
DraftKings
$172,220,817
$22,457,431
13.0%
$1,944,035
Rivers Des Plaines
BetRivers
$74,214,992
$6,990,176
9.4%
$966,590
Hawthorne
PointsBet
$39,797,880
$4,715,669
11.8%
$659,019
Par-A-Dice
BetMGM
$34,549,556
$2,867,851
8.3%
$395,790
Hollywood Aurora
Barstool
$30,368,583
$1,953,561
6.4%
$315,064
Grand Victoria
Caesars
$29,639,967
$3,015,069
10.2%
$296,276
Argosy
$3,093,388
$661,406
21.4%
$81,643
Hollywood Joliet
$665,467
$137,874
20.7%
$12,371
Total
$564,837,409
$64,628,599
11.4%
$7,694,847
July 2022
Licensee
Online Brand
Handle
Revenue
Hold
Taxes
Fairmount Park
FanDuel
$169,608,045
$19,205,007
11.3%
$2,962,349
Casino Queen East St. Louis
DraftKings
$155,873,419
$8,270,699
5.3%
$1,796,506
Rivers Des Plaines
BetRivers
$61,619,819
$5,508,255
8.9%
$865,334
Hawthorne
PointsBet
$41,324,023
$4,240,876
10.3%
$719,278
Par-A-Dice
BetMGM
$31,298,417
$2,194,642
7.0%
$373,262
Hollywood Aurora
Barstool
$28,317,677
$1,697,564
6.0%
$303,574
Grand Victoria
Caesars
$25,553,204
$2,399,986
9.4%
$330,844
Argosy
$2,114,377
$246,092
11.6%
$31,096
Hollywood Joliet
$705,736
$86,419
12.2%
$10,675
Total
$516,414,719
$43,849,539
8.5%
$7,392,918
June 2022
Licensee
Online Brand
Handle
Revenue
Hold
Taxes
Fairmount Park
FanDuel
$202,283,645
$16,429,416
8.1%
$2,713,330
Casino Queen East St. Louis
DraftKings
$189,208,330
$10,997,552
5.8%
$1,476,252
Rivers Des Plaines
BetRivers
$69,663,371
$4,896,624
7.0%
$898,292
Hawthorne
PointsBet
$54,087,498
$2,793,321
5.2%
$495,285
Par-A-Dice
BetMGM
$38,100,923
$1,643,843
4.3%
$300,521
Hollywood Aurora
Barstool
$37,331,808
$2,399,230
6.4%
$431,737
Grand Victoria
Caesars
$34,190,821
$1,610,415
4.7%
$233,827
Argosy
$2,494,226
$208,726
8.4%
$27,704
Hollywood Joliet
$1,098,901
$2,348
0.2%
$0
Total
$628,459,522
$40,981,475
6.5%
$6,576,948
May 2022
Licensee
Online Brand
Handle
Revenue
Hold
Taxes
Fairmount Park
FanDuel
$254,902,971
$30,577,690
12.0%
$5,147,914
Casino Queen East St. Louis
DraftKings
$208,654,441
$13,632,301
6.5%
$2,248,897
Rivers Des Plaines
BetRivers
$97,940,077
$8,824,320
9.0%
$1,450,222
Hawthorne
PointsBet
$68,403,398
$4,215,910
6.2%
$693,192
Par-A-Dice
BetMGM
$45,430,613
$3,182,787
7.0%
$481,583
Hollywood Aurora
Barstool
$45,106,627
$2,450,985
5.4%
$469,079
Grand Victoria
Caesars
$40,417,142
$1,759,290
4.4%
$272,783
Argosy
$2,521,036
$294,308
11.7%
$36,394
Hollywood Joliet
$1,215,453
$276,797
22.8%
$38,194
Total
$764,591,757
$65,214,388
8.5%
$10,838,258
April 2022
Licensee
Online Brand
Handle
Revenue
Hold
Taxes
Fairmount Park
FanDuel
$287,947,008
$33,370,897
11.6%
$5,534,629
Casino Queen East St. Louis
DraftKings
$217,679,655
$14,119,733
6.5%
$2,373,962
Rivers Des Plaines
BetRivers
$105,972,072
$6,236,613
5.9%
$1,041,282
Hawthorne
PointsBet
$72,012,898
$6,274,234
8.7%
$1,031,164
Par-A-Dice
BetMGM
$52,713,476
$2,806,754
5.3%
$409,931
Hollywood Aurora
Barstool
$52,301,069
$3,340,341
6.4%
$615,148
Grand Victoria
Caesars
$46,463,693
$1,436,851
3.1%
$230,553
Argosy
$3,067,954
$489,677
16.0%
$65,857
Hollywood Joliet
$1,229,058
$159,691
13.0%
$18,960
Total
$839,386,882
$68,234,791
8.1%
$11,321,487
March 2022
Licensee
Online Brand
Handle
Revenue
Hold
Taxes
Fairmount Park
FanDuel
$312,503,623
$27,309,551
8.7%
$4,053,168
Casino Queen East St. Louis
DraftKings
$289,235,085
$14,875,391
5.1%
$2,035,157
Rivers Des Plaines
BetRivers
$127,546,966
$19,886,262
15.6%
$1,482,298
Hawthorne
PointsBet
$79,604,832
$7,230,422
9.1%
$1,078,066
Hollywood Aurora
Barstool
$70,255,571
$3,657,397
5.2%
$510,994
Par-A-Dice
BetMGM
$46,410,957
$2,370,984
5.1%
$332,865
Grand Victoria
Caesars
$40,683,704
$3,395,180
8.3%
$189,443
Argosy
$3,665,942
$477,898
13.0%
$62,002
Hollywood Joliet
$1,371,710
$217,953
15.9%
$14,147
Total
$971,278,389
$79,421,037
8.2%
$9,758,140
February 2022
Licensee
Online Brand
Handle
Revenue
Hold
Taxes
Fairmount Park
FanDuel
$212,483,680
$10,990,130
5.2%
$1,790,878
Casino Queen East St. Louis
DraftKings
$212,230,963
$10,122,161
4.8%
$1,829,632
Rivers Des Plaines
BetRivers
$117,177,832
$6,138,115
5.2%
$1,200,332
Hawthorne
PointsBet
$59,921,289
$2,829,159
4.7%
$516,700
Hollywood Aurora
Barstool
$54,876,977
$1,749,462
3.2%
$341,551
Grand Victoria
Caesars
$17,594,685
-$784,587
-4.5%
$20,496
Argosy
$3,120,203
$140,751
4.5%
$17,892
Hollywood Joliet
$1,438,026
-$64,652
-4.5%
$0
Par-A-Dice
FanDuel
$530,543
-$46,160
-8.7%
$2,885
Total
$679,374,199
$31,074,381
4.6%
$5,720,366
January 2022
Licensee
Online Brand
Handle
Revenue
Hold
Taxes
Casino Queen East St. Louis
DraftKings
$293,210,435
$17,213,926
5.9%
$3,102,273
Fairmount Park
FanDuel
$261,179,473
$22,997,524
8.8%
$4,143,730
Rivers Des Plaines
BetRivers
$147,649,772
$11,172,020
7.6%
$1,915,269
Hawthorne
PointsBet
$77,735,892
$4,079,237
5.2%
$706,350
Hollywood Aurora
Barstool
$63,707,639
$3,800,551
6.0%
$678,044
Grand Victoria
Caesars
$16,585,947
-$847,739
-5.1%
$12,224
Argosy
$4,754,099
$495,186
10.4%
$66,644
Hollywood Joliet
$1,664,912
$289,413
17.4%
$39,542
Par-A-Dice
FanDuel
$1,017,325
$143,261
14.1%
$23,379
Total
$867,505,495
$59,343,378
6.8%
$10,687,455
December 2021
Licensee
Online Brand
Total Handle
Online Handle
Retail Handle
Total Revenue
State Tax
Local Tax
Casino Queen
DraftKings
$294,985,404
$290,351,200
$4,634,204
$7,458,441
$957,719
$78,212
Fairmount Park
FanDuel
$232,243,488
$230,561,954
$1,681,534
$13,860,860
$1,939,242
$133,627
Rivers Des Plaines
BetRivers
$133,364,051
$116,567,365
$16,796,686
$7,637,398
$1,042,525
$95,757
Hollywood Aurora
Barstool
$56,136,844
$53,495,432
$2,641,412
$2,327,826
$353,447
$24,488
Hawthorne
PointsBet
$50,828,320
$48,199,016
$2,629,304
$4,300,556
$607,004
$51,750
Grand Victoria
Caesars
$15,464,408
$13,689,285
$1,775,123
$657,828
$103,859
$0
Argosy
N/A
$4,585,414
$0
$4,585,414
$266,493
$29,907
$0
Hollywood Joliet
N/A
$1,359,485
$0
$1,359,485
$92,296
$8,623
$0
Par-A-Dice
FanDuel
$632,934
$0
$632,934
$75,510
$10,468
$36
Total
$789,600,348
$752,864,252
$36,736,096
$36,677,208
$5,052,794
$383,870
November 2021
Licensee
Online Brand
Total Handle
Online Handle
Retail Handle
Total Revenue
State Tax
Local Tax
Casino Queen
DraftKings
$288,677,536
$283,808,247
$4,869,290
$21,886,620
$3,329,535
$161,985
Fairmount Park
FanDuel
$216,173,347
$214,386,194
$1,787,153
$30,184,594
$4,537,741
$311,776
Rivers Des Plaines
BetRivers
$127,825,037
$112,314,429
$15,510,608
$13,502,621
$2,071,343
$184,999
Hollywood Aurora
Barstool
$62,132,291
$60,599,518
$1,532,773
$5,361,769
$840,078
$55,518
Hawthorne
PointsBet
$57,360,048
$54,644,727
$2,715,321
$5,661,835
$874,892
$79,711
Grand Victoria
Caesars
$21,887,270
$20,214,055
$1,673,215
$670,046
$94,922
$0
Argosy
N/A
$3,768,199
$0
$3,768,199
$648,422
$93,381
$0
Hollywood Joliet
N/A
$1,448,305
$0
$1,448,305
$263,022
$35,452
$0
Par-A-Dice
FanDuel
$581,333
$0
$581,333
$48,261
$21,764
$418
Total
$779,853,367
$745,967,170
$33,886,197
$78,227,189
$11,899,108
$794,407
October 2021
Licensee
Online Brand
Total Handle
Online Handle
Retail Handle
Total Revenue
State Tax
Local Tax
Casino Queen
DraftKings
$315,255,548
$308,838,498
$6,417,050
$11,698,248
$2,015,602
$123,876
Fairmount Park
FanDuel
$236,690,155
$235,425,523
$1,264,632
$22,268,067
$3,486,948
$253,599
Rivers Des Plaines
BetRivers
$135,678,358
$119,009,435
$16,668,923
$7,979,969
$1,259,967
$104,855
Hollywood Aurora
Barstool
$69,826,626
$67,917,082
$1,909,544
$2,375,483
$474,858
$35,848
Hawthorne
PointsBet
$62,403,736
$59,572,924
$2,830,812
$2,845,501
$481,444
$51,955
Grand Victoria
Caesars
$13,999,307
$12,685,905
$1,313,402
$593,941
$93,242
$0
Argosy
N/A
$4,035,268
$0
$4,035,268
$391,897
$52,122
$0
Hollywood Joliet
N/A
$1,800,349
$0
$1,800,349
$120,418
$14,690
$0
Par-A-Dice
FanDuel
$751,089
$0
$751,089
$43,120
$10,653
$105
Total
$840,440,436
$803,449,367
$36,991,069
$48,316,644
$7,889,526
$570,238
September 2021
Licensee
Online Brand
Total Handle
Online Handle
Retail Handle
Total Revenue
State Tax
Local Tax
Casino Queen
DraftKings
$236,474,771
$232,081,734
$4,393,037
$8,041,746
$1,018,083
$68,995
Fairmount Park
FanDuel
$156,179,929
$154,998,413
$1,181,516
$18,026,558
$2,505,462
$187,674
Rivers Des Plaines
BetRivers
$98,510,939
$87,333,812
$11,177,127
$9,269,902
$1,250,782
$119,468
Hollywood Aurora
Barstool
$46,561,860
$45,271,338
$1,290,522
$4,233,376
$570,691
$31,314
Hawthorne
PointsBet
$43,992,633
$41,956,658
$2,035,975
$3,581,935
$482,414
$42,820
Grand Victoria
Caesars
$9,417,493
$8,256,939
$1,160,554
$595,393
$60,638
$1,585
Argosy
N/A
$3,348,730
$0
$3,348,730
$412,858
$58,017
$0
Hollywood Joliet
N/A
$1,339,510
$0
$1,339,510
$257,992
$24,657
$0
Par-A-Dice
FanDuel
$629,829
$0
$629,829
$159,804
$27,974
$53
Total
$596,455,694
$569,898,894
$26,556,800
$44,579,564
$5,998,718
$451,909
August 2021
Licensee
Online Brand
Total Handle
Online Handle
Retail Handle
Total Revenue
State Tax
Local Tax
Casino Queen
DraftKings
$149,193,129
$146,623,109
$2,570,020
$11,266,766
$1,123,315
$66,260
Fairmount Park
FanDuel
$111,485,664
$110,889,427
$596,237
$10,532,019
$1,400,660
$102,777
Rivers Des Plaines
BetRivers
$73,529,107
$64,790,199
$8,738,908
$6,110,099
$804,863
$76,007
Hawthorne
PointsBet
$28,944,210
$27,284,174
$1,660,036
$2,496,332
$320,055
$26,545
Hollywood Aurora
Barstool
$26,367,434
$25,469,362
$898,072
$2,147,375
$318,889
$22,413
Grand Victoria
Caesars
$6,457,076
$5,161,006
$1,296,070
-$157,256
$34,733
$456
Argosy
N/A
$3,344,871
$0
$3,344,871
$242,700
$16,829
$0
Hollywood Joliet
N/A
$771,613
$0
$771,613
$74,856
$8,030
$0
Par-A-Dice
FanDuel
$266,658
$0
$266,658
$5,043
$0
$0
Total
$400,359,762
$380,217,277
$20,142,485
$32,717,934
$4,027,374
$294,458
July 2021
Licensee
Online Brand
Total Handle
Online Handle
Retail Handle
Total Revenue
State Tax
Local Tax
Casino Queen
DraftKings
$122,657,324
$120,518,230
$2,139,094
$9,510,207
$1,434,166
$81,648
Fairmount Park
FanDuel
$118,542,230
$117,951,298
$590,932
$15,517,722
$2,354,387
$177,077
Rivers Des Plaines
BetRivers
$68,020,111
$58,740,119
$9,279,992
$6,135,581
$991,395
$91,052
Hawthorne
PointsBet
$28,480,354
$26,946,085
$1,534,269
$2,666,634
$428,614
$37,802
Hollywood Aurora
Barstool
$23,542,573
$22,682,839
$859,734
$2,182,632
$338,904
$26,236
Grand Victoria
William Hill
$5,253,200
$4,561,615
$691,585
$853,946
$17,397
$2,519
Argosy
N/A
$1,712,899
$0
$1,712,899
$334,226
$46,252
$0
Hollywood Joliet
N/A
$638,683
$0
$638,683
$107,897
$14,193
$0
Par-A-Dice
FanDuel
$287,446
$0
$287,446
-$16,491
$16,431
$705
Total
$369,134,820
$351,400,186
$17,734,634
$37,292,354
$5,641,739
$417,039
June 2021
Licensee
Online Brand
Total Handle
Online Handle
Retail Handle
Total Revenue
State Tax
Local Tax
Casino Queen
DraftKings
$160,232,154
$157,097,096
$3,135,058
$13,959,204
$2,043,430
$142,788
FanDuel
FanDuel
$156,273,469
$155,282,868
$990,601
$20,299,723
$3,044,422
$246,717
Rivers Des Plaines
BetRivers
$83,170,641
$71,205,903
$11,964,738
$7,527,408
$1,097,844
$96,861
Hawthorne
PointsBet
$35,609,805
$33,558,617
$2,051,188
$3,427,134
$517,420
$46,960
Hollywood Aurora
Barstool
$30,407,563
$28,681,992
$1,725,571
$2,084,480
$338,451
$21,390
Grand Victoria
William Hill
$6,644,281
$5,865,460
$778,821
$504,006
$19,306
$2,450
Argosy
N/A
$2,643,310
$0
$2,643,310
$359,010
$50,966
$0
Hollywood Joliet
N/A
$1,175,282
$0
$1,175,282
$95,949
$12,415
$0
Par-A-Dice
FanDuel
$360,804
$0
$360,804
-$69,131
$3,328
$0
Total
$476,517,309
$451,691,936
$24,825,373
$48,187,783
$7,127,582
$557,166
May 2021
Licensee
Online Brand
Total Handle
Online Handle
Retail Handle
Total Revenue
State Tax
Local Tax
Casino Queen
DraftKings
$170,109,570
$166,227,839
$3,881,731
$7,210,758
$1,065,214
$71,669
Fairmount Park
FanDuel
$156,267,145
$155,574,427
$692,718
$20,168,670
$2,888,467
$239,888
Rivers
BetRivers
$89,002,282
$76,722,864
$12,279,418
$5,240,504
$778,553
$66,934
Hollywood Aurora
Barstool
$39,649,164
$38,201,803
$1,447,361
$1,472,823
$251,825
$16,320
Hawthorne
PointsBet
$38,967,969
$37,401,188
$1,566,781
$2,321,923
$365,593
$24,271
Grand Victoria
William Hill
$9,114,351
$8,374,915
$739,436
-$128,245
$9,366
$588
Argosy
N/A
$2,672,277
$0
$2,672,277
$338,081
$52,094
$0
Hollywood Joliet
N/A
$1,169,653
$0
$1,169,653
$167,282
$23,080
$0
Par-A-Dice
FanDuel
$327,350
$0
$327,350
-$236,850
$458
$0
Total
$507,279,761
$482,503,036
$24,776,725
$36,554,946
$5,434,650
$419,670
April 2021
Licensee
Online Brand
Total Handle
Online Handle
Retail Handle
Total Revenue
State Tax
Local Tax
Fairmount Park
FanDuel
$177,496,601
$176,922,094
$574,507
$15,494,422
$2,372,601.15
$196,528.02
Casino Queen
DraftKings
$169,574,888
$165,385,155
$4,189,733
$11,956,629
$1,831,920.30
$119,829.54
Rivers
BetRivers
$84,299,434
$72,323,326
$11,976,108
$7,936,478
$1,233,864.94
$114,520.79
Hollywood Aurora
Barstool
$51,377,580
$50,330,128
$1,047,452
$3,324,995
$589,958.30
$37,134.36
Hawthorne
PointsBet
$41,250,036
$40,052,041
$1,197,995
$2,745,584
$433,371.98
$54,132.55
Grand Victoria
William Hill
$8,829,695
$8,233,187
$596,508
$190,745
$11,494.00
$4,383.25
Argosy
N/A
$3,098,881
$0
$3,098,881
$206,412
$28,615.44
$0
Hollywood Joliet
N/A
$976,800
$0
$976,800
$163,817
$22,145.97
$0
Par-A-Dice
FanDuel
$254,636
$0
$254,636
$-49,777
$16,916.84
$571.46
Total
$537,158,551
$513,245,932
$23,912,620
$41,969,307
$6,540,888.92
$527,099.97
March 2021
Licensee
Online Brand
Total Handle
Online Handle
Retail Handle
Total Revenue
State Tax
Local Tax
Casino Queen
DraftKings
$207,621,175
$203,880,264
$3,740,911
$14,677,143
$1,900,432
$131,705
Fairmount Park
FanDuel
$195,190,768
$194,869,605
$321,163
$14,481,253
$1,912,253
$153,828
Rivers
BetRivers
$106,860,316
$95,677,538
$11,182,777
$9,240,384
$1,237,767
$108,241
Hawthorne
PointsBet
$54,964,445
$53,559,023
$1,405,422
$5,107,770
$669,364
$32,997
Hollywood Aurora
Barstool
$48,873,737
$47,790,297
$1,083,440
$6,273,753
$803,361
$63,937
Grand Victoria
William Hill
$14,166,187
$13,268,449
$897,738
-$270,456
$15,719
$2,197
Argosy
N/A
$4,070,647
$0
$4,070,647
$410,477
$64,063
$0
Hollywood Joliet
N/A
$1,239,397
$0
$1,239,397
$127,344
$16,700
$0
Par-A-Dice
FanDuel
$628,286
$0
$628,286
-$163,180
$27,998
$638
Total
$633,614,957
$609,045,176
$24,569,781
$49,884,489
$6,647,655
$493,543
February 2021
Licensee
Online Brand
Total Handle
Online Handle
Retail Handle
Total Revenue
State Tax
Local Tax
Casino Queen
DraftKings
$199,750,804
$196,538,802
$3,212,002
$8,653,548
$1,630,884
$97,292
Par-A-Dice
FanDuel
$158,874,134
$158,433,470
$440,664
$10,095,968
$1,749,474
$132,723
Rivers
BetRivers
$96,419,596
$86,895,575
$9,524,021
$6,639,696
$1,120,666
$104,311
Hawthorne Race Course
PointsBet
$40,298,398
$39,51,214
$788,184
$3,574,480
$601,509
$206,201
Grand Victoria
William Hill
$10,058,721
$8,825,399
$1,233,322
$678,796
$112,989
$1,306
Argosy
N/A
$2,724,753
$0
$2,724,753
$464,613
$64,503
$0
Hollywood Joliet
N/A
$849,853
$0
$849,853
$199,654
$28,921
$0
Hollywood Aurora
N/A
$818,332
$0
$818,184
$7,158
$116
$0
Total
$509,794,592
$490,203,460
$19,591,132
$30,313,913
$5,309,065
$541,832
January 2021
Licensee
Online Brand
Total Handle
Online Handle
Retail Handle
Total Revenue
State Tax
Local Tax
Casino Queen
DraftKings
$244,196,209
$243,538,843
$657,366
$16,423,303
$2,334,761
$154,716
Par-A-Dice
FanDuel
$173,480,933
$173,346,161
$134,771
$16,890,680
$2,514,187
$178,071
Rivers
BetRivers
$112,737,857
$108,990,832
$3,747,025
$10,807,475
$1,615,643
$135,856
Hawthorne Race Course
PointsBet
$40,591,090
$40,439,434
$151,657
$4,412,405
$630,133
$7,247
Grand Victoria
William Hill
$9,270,978
$8,917,196
$353,782
$616,486
$73,260
$3,162
Argosy
N/A
$707,080
$0
$707,080
$103,761
$11,744
$0
Hollywood Joliet
N/A
$309,047
$0
$309,047
$73,440
$9,001
$0
Hollywood Aurora
N/A
$260,106
$0
$260,106
$37,939
$3,065
$0
Total
$581,553,300
$575,232,466
$6,320,834
$49,365,489
$7,191,795
$479,052
December 2020
Licensee
Online Brand
Total Handle
Online Handle
Retail Handle
Total Revenue
State Tax
Local Tax
Casino Queen
DraftKings
$195,431,892
$195,431,892
$0
$8,591,137
$1,052,253
$74,248
Par-A-Dice
FanDuel
$144,445,143
$144,445,143
$0
$8,372,994
$1,060,666
$83,928
Rivers
BetRivers
$111,216,418
$111,216,418
$0
$7,280,377
$1,019,055
$83,814
Hawthorne
PointsBet
$32,043,421
$32,043,421
$0
$2,578,417
$361,199
$666
Grand Victoria
William Hill
$8,583,662
$8,583,662
$0
$1,564,583
$86,437
$0
Argosy
N/A
$0
$0
$0
-$12,334
$1,335
$0
Hollywood Aurora
N/A
$0
$0
$0
-$3,205
$29
$0
Hollywood Joliet
N/A
$0
$0
$0
-$3,125
$0
$0
Total
$491,720,536
$491,720,536
$0
$28,368,846
$3,580,973
$242,656
November 2020
Licensee
Online Brand
Total Handle
Online Handle
Retail Handle
Total Revenue
State Tax
Local Tax
Casino Queen
DraftKings
$166,020,609
$164,066,025
$1,954,584
$10,295,320
$1,868,442
$130,325
Rivers
BetRivers
$133,152,965
$124,968,795
$8,184,170
$10,209,536
$1,725,078
$145,388
Par-A-Dice
FanDuel
$113,547,757
$113,312,504
$235,253
$13,326,948
$2,165,847
$144,940
Hawthorne
PointsBet
$26,174,708
$25,923,817
$250,892
$1,488,899
$314,171
$407
Grand Victoria
William Hill
$6,203,043
$5,423,495
$779,548
$1,314,022
$69,461
$4,295
Argosy
N/A
$2,423,209
$0
$2,423,209
$172,207
$25,831
$0
Hollywood Joliet
N/A
$936,575
$0
$936,575
$74,228
$10,808
$0
Hollywood Aurora
N/A
$780,295
$0
$780,295
$93,262
$13,267
$0
Total
$449,239,162
$433,694,636
$15,544,526
$36,974,421
$6,192,904
$425,355
October 2020
Licensee
Online Brand
Total Handle
Online Handle
Retail Handle
Total Revenue
State Tax
Local Tax
Casino Queen
DraftKings
$141,416,340
$138,474,252
$2,942,087
$13,207,233
$1,722,457
$115,342
Rivers
BetRivers
$115,497,756
$101,546,001
$13,951,755
$13,131,663
$1,939,860
$170,938
Par-A-Dice
FanDuel
$105,571,911
$105,235,658
$336,253
$12,521,849
$1,671,313
$116,422
Hawthorne
PointsBet
$60,777,714
$60,250,110
$527,605
$5,550,739
$767,989
$71,314
Grand Victoria
William Hill
$5,600,506
$4,274,205
$1,326,301
$1,563,631
$92,243
$3,223
Argosy
N/A
$3,058,668
$0
$3,058,668
$394,523
$59,180
$0
Hollywood Joliet
N/A
$1,429,774
$0
$1,429,774
$275,873
$33,295
$0
Hollywood Aurora
N/A
$1,214,434
$0
$1,214,434
$322,313
$43,708
$0
Total
$434,567,103
$409,780,227
$24,786,876
$46,967,823
$6,330,045
$477,239
September 2020
Licensee
Online Brand
Total Handle
Online Handle
Retail Handle
Total Revenue
State Tax
Local Tax
Rivers
BetRivers
$112,719,576
$98,599,684
$14,119,892
$6,771,455
$893,757
$80,979
Casino Queen
DraftKings
$98,316,259
$95,920,730
$2,395,529
$2,045,757
$33,263
$0
Par-A-Dice
FanDuel
$78,568,310
$78,376,659
$191,651
$1,498,339
$0
$1,111
Hawthorne
PointsBet
$8,876,182
$8,853,933
$22,249
$478,710
$24,887
$128
Argosy
N/A
$2,297,279
$0
$2,297,279
$160,525
$24,077
$0
Grand Victoria
William Hill
$2,216,866
$1,331,231
$885,635
$496,215
$12,173
$95
Hollywood Joliet
N/A
$1,141,444
$0
$1,141,444
$158,037
$20,160
$0
Hollywood Aurora
N/A
$1,088,023
$0
$1,088,023
$145,492
$17,276
$0
Total
$305,223,938
$283,082,238
$22,141,701
$11,754,530
$1,025,593
$82,312
August 2020
Licensee
Online Brand
Total Handle
Online Handle
Retail Handle
Total Revenue
State Tax
Local Tax
Rivers
BetRivers
$117,967,144
$106,598,369
$11,368,775
$6,317,289
$939,219
$87,426
Casino Queen
DraftKings
$14,088,960
$13,130,606
$958,354
$974,110
$98,551
$4,325
Par-A-Dice
FanDuel
$4,240,486
$4,240,486
$0
-$16,378
$0
$0
Argosy
N/A
$2,690,418
$0
$2,690,418
$222,250
$33,339
$0
Grand Victoria
N/A
$585,098
$0
$585,098
$83,565
$6,231
$0
Hollywood Joliet
N/A
$326,136
$0
$326,136
$35,711
$4,068
$0
Hollywood Aurora
N/A
$167,406
$0
$167,406
$26,942
$3,596
$0
Total
$140,065,649
$123,969,462
$16,096,187
$7,643,489
$1,085,004
$91,750
July 2020
Licensee
Online Brand
Total Handle
Online Handle
Retail Handle
Total Revenue
State Tax
Local Tax
Rivers
BetRivers
$51,914,799
$48,524,592
$3,390,207
$4,658,783
$537,264
$42,025
Argosy
N/A
$609,813
$0
$609,813
$110,401
$6,334
$0
Total
$52,524,612
$48,524,592
$4,000,020
$4,769,184
$543,598
$42,025
June 2020
Licensee
Online Brand
Total Handle
Online Handle
Retail Handle
Total Revenue
State Tax
Local Tax
Rivers
BetRivers
$8,281,803
$8,281,803
$0
$812,901
$55,298
$4,148
Argosy
N/A
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
Total
$8,281,803
$8,281,803
$0
$812,901
$55,298
$4,148
May 2020
Licensee
Online Brand
Total Handle
Online Handle
Retail Handle
Total Revenue
State Tax
Local Tax
Rivers
N/A
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
Argosy
N/A
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
Total
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
April 2020
Licensee
Online Brand
Total Handle
Online Handle
Retail Handle
Total Revenue
State Tax
Local Tax
Rivers
N/A
$0
$0
$0
-$592
$0
$0
Argosy
N/A
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
Total
$0
$0
$0
-$592
$0
$0
March 2020
Licensee
Online Brand
Total Handle
Online Handle
Retail Handle
Total Revenue
State Tax
Local Tax
Rivers
N/A
$994,501
$0
$994,501
$118,799
$10,786
$1,438
Argosy
N/A
$3,238
$0
$3,238
$1,255
$18
$0
Total
$997,739
$0
$997,739
$120,054
$10,804
$1,438
Online Betting a Hit in Illinois
One of the biggest ongoing stories in the Illinois industry is the in-person registration requirement.
The Illinois Gambling Act was written to require people to visit a casino to sign up for sports betting accounts. But in 2020, COVID-19 had other plans. As a result of the pandemic, Gov. JB Pritzker suspended the in-person registration requirement twice in 2020. Once in June and again in August.
But in March of 2022, legislation came into effect allowing Illinois residents to sign-up online for sportsbooks, rather than doing so at one of the state’s land-based casinos. The decision to allow residents to register online with one of the state’s seven legal sportsbooks has been a boon to the industry.
As a result, Illinoisans have had ample time to register for sports betting accounts on their mobile devices. And they’ve certainly taken advantage. Today, some 94% of Illinois sports bets were placed online.