"I’m a Cubs fan, but you’ve got to bet with your brain instead of your heart," the longtime NHL center and horse racing handicapper said. The Rivers Casino in Des Plaines opened the state’s first sportsbook Monday morning, introducing an industry in Illinois that officials are hoping will help bankroll an ambitious capital plan for the cash-strapped state.įor the first bet, Blackhawks announcer Eddie Olczyk put $100 down on his hometown White Sox to win the American League pennant at 16-to-1 odds, the Chicago Sun-Times reports A handful of other casinos, plus a Downstate racetrack, have applied for licenses in Illinois. The first wager at the casino in Des Plaines put an end to more than eight months of scrambling by state gambling regulators to lay the ground rules for the nascent sports wagering industry.
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