DraftKings opens new retail sportsbook in Illinois
DraftKings announced the opening of a temporary DraftKings Sportsbook location at Hollywood Casino Baton Rouge. This is the second collaboration between DraftKings and CQ Holding Company, Inc., which operates DraftKings at Casino Queen in East St. Louis, Illinois.
The temporary DraftKings Sportsbook at Hollywood Casino Baton Rouge will offer Louisiana sports fans ages 21 and over an immersive, in-person sports betting experience, including 20 self-service kiosks and three over-the-counter sports betting ticket cages where customers can engage with team members to place bets in person. Hollywood Casino Baton Rouge, an exciting riverboat casino docked on the Mississippi River at 1717 River Rd. near Capitol Lakes, offers approximately 27,000 square feet of gaming space with 859 gaming machines and 12 table games.
“The temporary DraftKings Sportsbook at Hollywood Casino Baton Rouge will provide customers with new, exciting ways to enjoy this historic property, and we’re thrilled our expanded DraftKings partnership will offer guests their premier sports betting technology,” said Terry Downey, president and CEO of CQ Holding Company, Inc. “We believe this temporary DraftKings Sportsbook space will lay the foundation for one of the most engaging sports viewing environments, which will be further elevated upon the opening of the proposed permanent DraftKings Sportsbook next year.”