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In the two years after launching legalized sportsbetting in March of 2020 and the American state of Illinois reportedly banked some $122 million in wagering taxes as well as licensing and application fees worth approximately $81 million. According to a report from the Daily Herald newspaper, these figures were revealed as part of a special […]]]> https://www.casinogaminginst.com/legalized-sportsbetting-proving-to-be-beneficial-for-illinois-102027/feed 0 https://www.casinogaminginst.com/illinois-sportsbooks-hit-507m-in-may-remains-nations-no-2-behind-new-jersey-95500 https://www.casinogaminginst.com/illinois-sportsbooks-hit-507m-in-may-remains-nations-no-2-behind-new-jersey-95500#respond Wed, 07 Jul 2021 20:57:16 +0000 https://www.casinogaminginst.com/?p=95500

Illinois‘ sports betting handle was down in May, however, the recorded $507.3 million in wagers for the month still puts the midwestern U.S. state alongside New Jersey, the only other state to post sports betting handle of at least $500 million in both April and May. Wagers at retail and online sportsbook in the state […]]]> https://www.casinogaminginst.com/illinois-sportsbooks-hit-507m-in-may-remains-nations-no-2-behind-new-jersey-95500/feed 0 https://www.casinogaminginst.com/illinois-licenses-for-fanduel-group-and-draftkings-incorporated-82356 https://www.casinogaminginst.com/illinois-licenses-for-fanduel-group-and-draftkings-incorporated-82356#respond Wed, 22 Jul 2020 02:42:31 +0000 https://www.casinogaminginst.com/?p=82356

Prominent online sportsbook operators FanDuel Group and DraftKings Incorporated have reportedly been granted temporary licenses to begin offering their services to punters in the American state of Illinois. According to separate Monday reports from the domains at SportsHandle.com and LegalSportsReport.com, the awards from the Illinois Gaming Board come after Governor Jay Robert Pritzker signed an […]]]> https://www.casinogaminginst.com/illinois-licenses-for-fanduel-group-and-draftkings-incorporated-82356/feed 0 https://www.casinogaminginst.com/illinois-casino-industry-reports-improved-march-takings-despite-lower-admissions-46391 https://www.casinogaminginst.com/illinois-casino-industry-reports-improved-march-takings-despite-lower-admissions-46391#respond Wed, 03 May 2017 16:40:52 +0000 https://www.casinogaminginst.com/?p=46391

March was a mixed bag for the riverboat gaming industry in Illinois as the Midwestern state’s ten floating casinos reported a 3.14% increase year-on-year in aggregated gross gaming revenues to $130.67 million despite a 2.2% decline in overall admissions for the month to just over 1.06 million. According to official figures released by the Illinois […]]]> https://www.casinogaminginst.com/illinois-casino-industry-reports-improved-march-takings-despite-lower-admissions-46391/feed 0 https://www.casinogaminginst.com/isle-of-capri-casinos-incorporated-to-sell-lady-luck-casino-marquette-36025 https://www.casinogaminginst.com/isle-of-capri-casinos-incorporated-to-sell-lady-luck-casino-marquette-36025#respond Thu, 13 Oct 2016 18:12:06 +0000 https://www.casinogaminginst.com/?p=36025

Isle Of Capri Casinos Incorporated has signed a deal that will see it sell its Lady Luck Casino Marquette riverboat establishment in north-eastern Iowa to fellow American casino operator CQ Holdings Company Incorporated for $40 million. According to a report from the St Louis Post-Dispatch newspaper, Isle Of Capri Casinos Incorporated acquired the Mississippi River […]]]> https://www.casinogaminginst.com/isle-of-capri-casinos-incorporated-to-sell-lady-luck-casino-marquette-36025/feed 0 https://www.casinogaminginst.com/free-shuttle-service-to-st-louis-cardinals-games-offered-by-casino-queen-25728 https://www.casinogaminginst.com/free-shuttle-service-to-st-louis-cardinals-games-offered-by-casino-queen-25728#respond Fri, 15 Apr 2016 12:03:15 +0000 https://www.casinogaminginst.com/?p=25728

Fans of the St. Louis Cardinals now have an affordable way to get to the MLB games, thanks to the Casino Queen. The local casino gaming venue is offering fans free parking at their venue, with the option to take a free shuttle service to arrive at the ballpark. The casino is hoping to help […]]]> https://www.casinogaminginst.com/free-shuttle-service-to-st-louis-cardinals-games-offered-by-casino-queen-25728/feed 0 https://www.casinogaminginst.com/february-casino-market-led-by-river-city-casino-queen-24122 https://www.casinogaminginst.com/february-casino-market-led-by-river-city-casino-queen-24122#respond Sat, 12 Mar 2016 17:20:54 +0000 https://www.casinogaminginst.com/?p=24122

Gambling figures for the state released Thursday show revenue rises in the double digits at River City and the Casino Queen, both leading?the St. Louis casino market’s strong performance in February. Leading the pack last month was Pinnacle Entertainment’s River City in Lemay, with a 12.1 percent increase in net gambling receipts to $19.1 million. […]]]> https://www.casinogaminginst.com/february-casino-market-led-by-river-city-casino-queen-24122/feed 0 https://www.casinogaminginst.com/struggling-casino-queen-cuts-hours-lays-off-workers-3548 https://www.casinogaminginst.com/struggling-casino-queen-cuts-hours-lays-off-workers-3548#comments Thu, 22 Jan 2015 23:21:12 +0000 https://www.casinogaminginst.com/?p=3548

Casino Queen in East St. Louis has reduced its opening times?to 20 hours per day and is now closed from 4am to 8am. The casino?may reduce hours even further. About 20 workers have been laid off as well. A combination of factors has led up to hard times for the historic riverboat casino that first […]]]> https://www.casinogaminginst.com/struggling-casino-queen-cuts-hours-lays-off-workers-3548/feed 1