A bill in the General Assembly that would allow mobile wagering on the state’s 13 college sports teams was read for the first time last week in the House Gaming Committee. Future of college bettingĬirca’s licensing isn’t the only change on the horizon for Illinois sports betting. Illinois sports betting has a robust market that produced nearly $2 billion in handle in the first two months of 2023.

Circa will compete in the Land of Lincoln with operators FanDuel, DraftKings, Barstool Sportsbook, BetRivers, Caesars, PointsBet, and BetMGM.

Circa prides itself on taking all sorts of sports wagers and being user-friendly. It operates inside Circa Hotel & Casino, The D Las Vegas, and the Golden Gate. Circa has expanded its mobile app to Colorado and Iowa. the marketĬasino owner and developer Derek Stevens created and launched a popular sports-betting brand in Las Vegas, Circa Sports, in 2019. However, because of IGB regulations, Circa has to wait for The Temporary, which opened earlier this year, to complete a probationary stage to receive a nonrestricted casino license from the board to operate a sportsbook, hence the August target. Its current project, “The Temporary” in Waukegan, will house Circa until the main casino is ready. Ĭirca partnered with Fun House Entertainment to provide retail and online sports betting sites for the in-development American Place Casino. The anticipated wait for Circa Sports to debut in the legal sports betting market of Illinois is almost over. The Nevada-based sportsbook operator that applied in May 2022 and has undergone a long process finally received its official go-ahead last week.Īccording to the Illinois Gaming Board, Circa is now licensed to operate in the state and joins seven other sportsbook operators.Ĭirca said earlier this month that it planned to launch in the third quarter of 2023, and it added last week the target date is late August, just in time for football season.įor those asking, if all goes as expected our current Illinois launch timing target is late August.

Circa sports betting app