SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- Governor JB Pritzker is set to sign the 2026 budget into law Monday morning. State lawmakers passed the record-setting $55 billion plan two weeks ago. It includes ...

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Gov. JB Pritzker signed Illinois’ fiscal year 2026 budget into law Monday, taking shots at President Donald Trump’s budget ...

When Illinois legislators instituted a progressive sports betting tax aimed squarely at market leaders FanDuel and DraftKings ...

In response to the new per-bet tax introduced by the legislature, the two largest online sportsbooks are charging users a per ...

The June 13 edition of the SBJ Betting newsletter features a look at PrizePicks' strategy to skirt restrictions on gambling ...

DraftKings is joining FanDuel with a 50-cent fee on all mobile and online bets in Illinois to offset the state's latest tax.

Thursday, DraftKings announced that all Illinois online and mobile bets will face a transaction fee. They join FanDuel, which made a similar announcement earlier in the week. This all ties into the ...

When the fiscal year 2026 budget passed a couple of weeks ago, so did an increased tax on sports gambling in the state of ...

Bettors looking to make a wager on FanDuel in Illinois will soon have to pay a 50-cent transaction fee on every online bet ...

DraftKings announced Thursday evening that it will impose a 50-cent “transaction fee” on all online sports bets placed with ...