Online casinos in Illinois: is it legal?
Illinois licenses retail and online sports wagering; online casino gaming is not legal.
Licensed online sportsbooks (10)
igb.illinois.gov ↗ · 2026-09-24IGB states these are 'the only operators authorized by the IGB to conduct sports wagering activities in Illinois.' Only rows carrying an entry in the page's 'Online' column are listed; retail-only rows (Bally Bet Sportsbook in the Quad Cities / The Rock Island Boatworks, Fanatics Sportsbook at Hawthorne Race Course, The Sportsbook at Hollywood Casino Joliet / HC Joliet, Wind Creek Chicago Southland's Sportsbook / Wind Creek IL) are excluded. IGB separately flags Harrah's Metropolis and Harrah's Joliet as 'Not Operational'. The page carries no published as-of date.
IGB states these are 'the only operators authorized by the IGB to conduct sports wagering activities in Illinois.' Only rows carrying an entry in the page's 'Online' column are listed; retail-only rows (Bally Bet Sportsbook in the Quad Cities / The Rock Island Boatworks, Fanatics Sportsbook at Hawthorne Race Course, The Sportsbook at Hollywood Casino Joliet / HC Joliet, Wind Creek Chicago Southland's Sportsbook / Wind Creek IL) are excluded. IGB separately flags Harrah's Metropolis and Harrah's Joliet as 'Not Operational'. The page carries no published as-of date.
What the legislature is doing
Bills that would change what is legal online in Illinois — loosening or tightening — with the status each legislature publishes. A bill that died still tells you something about the direction of travel.
Sweepstakes casinos in Illinois
Based on each casino's own restricted-states list.
This is general information taken from regulators' and governments' own published pages, not legal advice. Gambling law changes; check the regulator's current rules before you play.