Illinois gambling law changes https://gamblingatlas.org/states/illinois/ New laws, launches, tax changes and enacted bills on gambling in Illinois. en-us Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Bill to explicitly criminalize sweepstakes-casino gambling devices (SB 1705) remains pending, last re-referred to Assignments https://gamblingatlas.org/states/illinois/#timeline event:IL:2026-10-10:Bill to explicitly criminalize sweepstakes-casino gambling d Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT SB 1705, 104th General Assembly Bill to raise VGT tax from 35% to 45% (SB 2671) stalls in Senate committee without passage https://gamblingatlas.org/states/illinois/#timeline event:IL:2026-10-10:Bill to raise VGT tax from 35% to 45% (SB 2671) stalls in Se Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT SB 2671, 104th General Assembly SB2749 enacted: DHS-GAMBLING DISORDERS https://gamblingatlas.org/legislation/illinois/#IL104THSB2749 bill:IL104THSB2749 Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0626 SB118 enacted: DHS-GAMBLING DISORDERS https://gamblingatlas.org/legislation/illinois/#IL104THSB118 bill:IL104THSB118 Fri, 10 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0563 P.A. 104-0468's fantasy-contest and exchange-wager provisions (Article 25) take effect, with a 90-day post-rulemaking operator compliance/temporary-permit window https://gamblingatlas.org/states/illinois/#timeline event:IL:2026-07-01:P.A. 104-0468's fantasy-contest and exchange-wager provision Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Public Act 104-0468 (SB 3019), 104th General Assembly, Sec. 999-99 SB 3019 (FY2027 budget implementation act) passes both chambers, creating Illinois' first statutory multi-participant DFS licensing framework (21+ age, 15% privilege tax) and folding prediction-market "exchange wagers" into the Sports Wagering Act (1.75%/3.5% per-wager tiers); single-player pick'em-vs-operator contests are excluded from the new "fantasy contest" definition https://gamblingatlas.org/states/illinois/#timeline event:IL:2026-06-01:SB 3019 (FY2027 budget implementation act) passes both chamb Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Public Act 104-0468 (SB 3019), 104th General Assembly IGB and Attorney General send cease-and-desist letters to roughly 65 online sweepstakes-casino operators, including VGW's Chumba Casino/Luckyland Slots, Stake.us, Pulsz, Modo, and Fliff https://gamblingatlas.org/states/illinois/#timeline event:IL:2026-02-05:IGB and Attorney General send cease-and-desist letters to ro Thu, 05 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT IGB issues cease-and-desist letter to Polymarket https://gamblingatlas.org/states/illinois/#timeline event:IL:2026-01-27:IGB issues cease-and-desist letter to Polymarket Tue, 27 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT DraftKings and FanDuel begin passing the per-wager tax through to bettors as a line-item surcharge https://gamblingatlas.org/states/illinois/#timeline event:IL:2025-09-01:DraftKings and FanDuel begin passing the per-wager tax throu Mon, 01 Sep 2025 12:00:00 GMT VGT tax provisions consolidated into a single flat 35% rate on net terminal income under new subsection (b-5) https://gamblingatlas.org/states/illinois/#timeline event:IL:2025-07-01:VGT tax provisions consolidated into a single flat 35% rate Tue, 01 Jul 2025 12:00:00 GMT 230 ILCS 40/60(b-5) (P.A. 104-2) Per-wager sports betting tax takes effect https://gamblingatlas.org/states/illinois/#timeline event:IL:2025-07-01:Per-wager sports betting tax takes effect Tue, 01 Jul 2025 12:00:00 GMT 230 ILCS 45/25-90(d-7) IGB advises licensees that the new per-wager tax applies to all wagers, including bonus bets and promotional credits https://gamblingatlas.org/states/illinois/#timeline event:IL:2025-06-17:IGB advises licensees that the new per-wager tax applies to Tue, 17 Jun 2025 12:00:00 GMT FY2026 budget implementation act adds a first-in-the-nation per-wager tax on online sports bets ($0.25/$0.50 tiers), effective July 1, 2025 https://gamblingatlas.org/states/illinois/#timeline event:IL:2025-06-16:FY2026 budget implementation act adds a first-in-the-nation Mon, 16 Jun 2025 12:00:00 GMT 230 ILCS 45/25-90(d-7) (P.A. 104-6) IGB issues cease-and-desist letters to Kalshi, Robinhood, and Crypto.com over unlicensed sports event contracts https://gamblingatlas.org/states/illinois/#timeline event:IL:2025-04-01:IGB issues cease-and-desist letters to Kalshi, Robinhood, an Tue, 01 Apr 2025 12:00:00 GMT 230 ILCS 45; 720 ILCS 5/28-1(a) IGB sends cease-and-desist letters to multiple offshore sportsbooks and DFS pick'em operators (drafter.com, parlayplay.io, chalboard.io, Bovada, BetOnline, others) https://gamblingatlas.org/states/illinois/#timeline event:IL:2025-02-11:IGB sends cease-and-desist letters to multiple offshore spor Tue, 11 Feb 2025 12:00:00 GMT Public Act 103-592 replaces Illinois's flat 15% sports-wagering tax with a first-in-the-nation progressive tax (20%-40% tiers), effective July 1, 2024 https://gamblingatlas.org/states/illinois/#timeline event:IL:2024-06-07:Public Act 103-592 replaces Illinois's flat 15% sports-wager Fri, 07 Jun 2024 12:00:00 GMT P.A. 103-592 Bally's Chicago temporary casino opens in the Medinah Temple https://gamblingatlas.org/states/illinois/#timeline event:IL:2023-09-09:Bally's Chicago temporary casino opens in the Medinah Temple Sat, 09 Sep 2023 12:00:00 GMT In-person registration requirement for new online sportsbook accounts expires https://gamblingatlas.org/states/illinois/#timeline event:IL:2022-03-05:In-person registration requirement for new online sportsbook Sat, 05 Mar 2022 12:00:00 GMT Online/mobile sports wagering launches in Illinois https://gamblingatlas.org/states/illinois/#timeline event:IL:2020-06-18:Online/mobile sports wagering launches in Illinois Thu, 18 Jun 2020 12:00:00 GMT First retail sportsbooks open at Illinois casinos https://gamblingatlas.org/states/illinois/#timeline event:IL:2020-03-09:First retail sportsbooks open at Illinois casinos Mon, 09 Mar 2020 12:00:00 GMT 2019 gaming expansion law authorizes 6 new casino licenses, a Chicago casino, and racetrack slots/tables (racinos) https://gamblingatlas.org/states/illinois/#timeline event:IL:2019-06-28:2019 gaming expansion law authorizes 6 new casino licenses, Fri, 28 Jun 2019 12:00:00 GMT P.A. 101-31 Governor Pritzker signs the Sports Wagering Act as part of the broad gaming expansion law (PA 101-31) https://gamblingatlas.org/states/illinois/#timeline event:IL:2019-06-28:Governor Pritzker signs the Sports Wagering Act as part of t Fri, 28 Jun 2019 12:00:00 GMT 230 ILCS 45 (P.A. 101-31, Art. 25) First legal video gaming terminals go live in Illinois bars and restaurants https://gamblingatlas.org/states/illinois/#timeline event:IL:2012-09-01:First legal video gaming terminals go live in Illinois bars Sat, 01 Sep 2012 12:00:00 GMT Illinois becomes first U.S. state to sell lottery tickets online https://gamblingatlas.org/states/illinois/#timeline event:IL:2012-03-01:Illinois becomes first U.S. state to sell lottery tickets on Thu, 01 Mar 2012 12:00:00 GMT Video Gaming Act enacted, authorizing video gaming terminals outside casinos https://gamblingatlas.org/states/illinois/#timeline event:IL:2009-07-13:Video Gaming Act enacted, authorizing video gaming terminals Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:00:00 GMT 230 ILCS 40 (P.A. 96-34) First Illinois riverboat casino opens https://gamblingatlas.org/states/illinois/#timeline event:IL:1991-09-01:First Illinois riverboat casino opens Sun, 01 Sep 1991 12:00:00 GMT Riverboat Gambling Act signed, legalizing riverboat casinos https://gamblingatlas.org/states/illinois/#timeline event:IL:1990-02-07:Riverboat Gambling Act signed, legalizing riverboat casinos Wed, 07 Feb 1990 12:00:00 GMT 230 ILCS 10 (P.A. 86-1029)