The Illinois Racing Board ordered Hawthorne Race Course to stop live racing and suspend off-track betting after horsemen said purse cheques had bounced. The order leaves Illinois without live horse racing until Hawthorne resumes operations; sports betting was unaffected, and no reopening date was set.
The suspension removes Illinois’ live parimutuel racing until Hawthorne meets the conditions for resuming operations.
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The Illinois Gaming Board sent cease-and-desist letters to 65 sweepstakes operators earlier in February, according to the report. Two weeks later, Jumbo 88 and JefeBet had amended their terms to block Illinois players; the report says other named platforms continued operating in the state. SB 1705 remains active, with lawmakers needing to advance it by 17 March to keep it alive.
The Illinois Gaming Board issued cease-and-desist letters to more than 60 online casino and sweepstakes platforms operating in Illinois, the board said. In coordination with the Illinois Attorney General’s office, it ordered them to block Illinois residents or stop offering prizes to users in the state. Non-compliance may lead to civil or criminal penalties under Illinois law.
The Illinois Gaming Board said it sent cease-and-desist letters to 65 online operators, working with the state Attorney General’s Office. The letters demand that recipients block Illinois players and warn of possible civil or criminal penalties; the Board says it believes a recipient operated unlicensed sports wagering in the state.
The Illinois Gaming Board has granted Accel Entertainment licences to place gaming terminals at locations in Chicago, the company’s chief executive said. Accel expects 700 to 1,400 locations to become operational from a pool of 2,500 available city licences, with its first sites anticipated to open in the coming weeks.
The Illinois Gaming Board proposed rules to extend self-exclusion checks to the state’s nearly 50,000 video gaming terminals, according to the report. The proposed system would require players to verify their identity when obtaining vouchers or opening an account, and operators would need to offer account holders responsible-gambling limits, including self-exclusion.
The Illinois Gaming Board put forward new rules on Thursday, a news report said. Those rules are meant to extend self-exclusion prerequisites to nearly 50,000 machines across the state. The report said the state's video gambling terminals form the largest such network in the world, and self-exclusion does not currently apply to it.