Rivers Casino Sportsbook
BetRivers is not only an online sportsbook but also an online casino. Both of these are now live as of January 2021. This is due to the partnership BetRivers has created with Little River Casino. BetRivers Sportsbook at the Rivers Casino in Des Plaines took the first wager. The state passed legislation to legalize sports betting in June 2019.
The BetRivers Sportsbook at Rivers Casino in Des Plaines will open for business Monday, becoming the first sportsbook in Illinois to accept a legal bet, officials announced.
“The BetRivers Sportsbook will take March Madness out of the office pool and into an exciting, elevated live sports wagering experience,” Corey Wise, general manager of Rivers Casino, said in. Rivers Casino Des Plaines and Rush Street Interactive (RSI) have launched a new online sportsbook BetRivers.com, just in time for sports’ slow resumption. The online sportsbook will be the first place sports fans in Illinois can ever place a legal online bet. BET RIVERS Online Casino And Online Sportsbook. BetRivers is the second online casino and sportsbook to open under the operation of Rush Street Interactive, which also opened the PlaySugarHouse brand. BetRivers first launched an online sportsbook and opened an online casino in PA in January 2020.
BetRivers will open at noon, following a 10 a.m. ceremony at the casino, 3000 S. River Road.
Chicago Blackhawks TV analyst Eddie Olczyk is slated to make the first sports bet, casino spokesman Patrick Skarr said.
Gamblers at Rivers will be able to place bets on American professional and collegiate sporting events, as well as some international athletic contests, Skarr said.
Under the terms of the state law, betting on some Illinois collegiate teams will be restricted. Gambling on horse racing won't be allowed at Illinois sportsbooks, either.
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The Rivers sportsbook's opening comes in time for the college basketball tournament season -- a popular event for sports bettors. Conference tournaments are underway now and the NCAA tournament begins March 17.
The BetRivers Sportsbook features a 4,840-square-foot sports bar with a 47-foot-wide video wall. There will be five betting windows and 30 kiosks.
Televisions will be found throughout the lounge, too, and a full-service bar will serve patrons.
BetRivers will launch the BetRivers.com site and mobile app later this year.
'We're excited to add this top-flight amenity to what is already a premier destination,' said Bill Carstanjen, CEO of Churchill Downs Inc., the company that co-owns Rivers.
Sports gambling was legalized last June when Illinois lawmakers approved the gambling expansion bill, which included new casinos, sports betting and other additions.
Under that bill, casinos, race tracks and sports facilities that seat more than 17,000 people -- such as Wrigley Field or United Center -- would also be eligible to buy sports betting licenses under the bill, making Illinois one of about a dozen states to legalize the practice after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowed it.
Revenues raised from the new casinos, the selling of sports betting licenses, and a higher tax on video gambling machines would go toward funding the vertical components of a long-term capital infrastructure plan, such as state building renovations. Sports betting licenses would range from $3.2 million to $20 million and be offered to brick-and-mortar facilities and to online operators, with taxes of 15%.
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Six casinos in Illinois have applied for sports betting licenses.
In the Chicago area, a sportsbook is under construction at Hollywood Casino Aurora, but an opening date hasn't been announced, an employee said Friday.
The Grand Victoria Casino in Elgin has been granted a temporary sports betting permit. A representative couldn't be reached Friday to discuss plans.