Illinois becomes the 12th live state in which bet365 is available in the United States, bet365 is currently available in Arizona, Colorado, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

Sports betting in Illinois increased by 21% to $14.02 billion in 2024. Since the return of pro football, Illinois has recorded a sports betting handle of over $1.3 billion in each of the last three months.

The Land of Lincoln is a massive market with its eight live books seeing $1.4 billion in handles in October 2024. For comparison, Arizona, Colorado, and Iowa combined for $1.5 billion in handles for the same month.