One of the most significant developments since then was the relaxation of the requirement for in-person registration for online sportsbooks in March 2022. But legal sports betting arrived only as recently as 2019, which is when a sports betting bill was signed into law by state governor JB Pritzker.Ĭhicago sports betting at retail sportsbooks began in March 2020, and Chicago online sportsbooks rolled into action three months later.
Gambling has been part of the social scene in Chicago for nearly 200 years. Is Online Sports Betting Legal in Chicago?
