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7 Simple Tips for Planning Your Business
The first steps in any new business are rarely easy, even if it's a local Chicago shop or an online platform. To avoid the typical mistakes that plague young entrepreneurs, remember these tips from ...
How To Get Ahead Of Your Competitors In 2021
A company's competitiveness is its ability to outmaneuver its competitors and win. Large companies and small firms can compete, but either way it is a fight for the customer and their money. ...
Chicago Sports: A 2021 Forecast
Chicago is a city with a long history of sports. In the earlier years of the city up until the mid-nineteenth century, men outnumbered women significantly in Chicago. This naturally led to a culture ...
Barstool Sports To Launch in Illinois in 2021
It was in early December 2020 when word was released that the Ameristar Casino in East Chicago was going to be the location of a Barstool Sportsbook. While this is of particular interest to residents ...
An Update On DraftKing’s Wrigley Field Sportsbook
It was back in September 2020 when news broke about the partnership formed between the Chicago Cubs MLB baseball team and the fantasy sports giant DraftKings. The deal was said to be worth ...
PointsBet To Open 3 More Sportsbooks Around Chicago
When PointsBet burst onto the Illinois sports wagering scene in September 2020, they did it in a big way. At the time, a partnership was announced between PointsBet and Hawthorne Race Course. Part of ...
In A Bizarre Twist, Illinois Sportsbooks Were Not Allowed To Take Off-Field Super Bowl Bets
As if it hasn’t been challenging enough for the gambling industry to work with restrictions that change often regarding COVID-19 safety. Then the Illinois Gaming Board (IGB) steps in and puts ...
Restaurants Cited For Violating COVID-19 Restrictions
Chicago’s Department of Business and Consumer Protection (BACP) has been busy so far in 2021. While any January is likely very routine for the crew in that department, monitoring bars and restaurants ...
Thinking of Playing the Illinois Lottery: Here’s What You Need to Bear in Mind
Illinois legalized the lottery in 1974, back when lotteries were mainly popular in the Midwest and the North East. Until 2014, the Land of Lincoln was the only single jurisdiction state with a ...
Is Online Gambling Legal in Illinois?
Illinois has always demonstrated an interest in permitting online gambling. Back in 2009, the Land of Lincoln sent a joint letter with New York asking the Department of Justice for clarification on ...
F**K Northalsted, Long Live Boystown
A few months back, Chicago made national news for officially changing the name of one of its most beloved neighborhoods, with the longest history in the nation of inclusiveness and acceptance. ...
Illinois Sports Handle ($435M) Now 4th Largest In The Nation
Recently released figures from the Illinois Gaming Board (IGB) show that the state has most certainly embraced the sports betting industry. The total handle for October 2020 - the most recent month ...
