Update from Illinois
The Illinois Senate passed SB 323 (Castro) – the iDEA-initiated supplier renewal fee fix bill – and the bill now moves to the House. iDEA is still working to remove opposition from the Illinois Gaming Board and the Governor’s Office of Budget and Management (GOMB).
The Senate also passed SB 1508 (Cunningham) on Mar. 30. As background, SB 1508 would require online sports betting sites in Illinois to show a pop-up message about webpages offering help with gambling addiction after every 10 wagers made.
Sen. Cunningham also filed SB 2558 on Mar. 29. That bill provides that if iGaming is legalized in Illinois, licenses should not be issued to entities that generate revenue from countries in which iGaming is illegal or from countries subject to U.S. sanctions.