Illinois iGaming bill likely to be postponed indefinitely
A hearing that was set to be held in the Illinois’ House Executive Committee to consider online gambling legislation on Saturday, was moved to Tuesday, which on its turn was cancelled for Wednesday. The hearing was finally held this week, but no actual action was taken.
“Wheels have come off in Illinois,” said the Poker Players Alliance, Card Player website reported.
There are currently two bills being discussed by Illinois lawmakers: one hybrid online gambling and daily fantasy sports bill H 479 and a standalone DFS bill S 1531.
According to both proposals, existing casinos in the state would be allowed to offer games over the internet. However, the gaming facilities don’t want online gaming to be limited to just fantasy sports.
In 2015, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan said that DFS sites ran afoul of gambling law.
Local lawmakers have found that Illinois residents “participate in illegal online gambling on unregulated Internet websites operated by offshore operators who are not subject to regulation or taxation in the United States.”
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