William Hill Launches Mobile Sports Betting in Illinois with $300 Risk-Free Bet for New Customers

Sports Fans Can Now Use the William Hill Grand Victoria Casino Mobile App anywhere in the State to Bet on Sports

Illinois Marks the Sixth State Where William Hill Offers Mobile Sports Betting

ELGIN, ILLINOIS (September 15, 2020) – Today, William Hill US, America’s leading sports book operator, announced the launch of its mobile sports betting app in Illinois, in partnership with Caesars Entertainment’s Grand Victoria Casino.

The William Hill Mobile App is built on a proprietary platform, offering an easy and seamless betting experience that includes props, parlays, futures and In-Play wagering. The app offers action on college and pro sports, with multiple deposit and withdrawal options. Sports fans will also appreciate the enhanced technology features, such as a biometric login and a quick-bet option.

“We’re excited to bring our top-performing mobile app to my hometown state of Illinois,” said Ken Fuchs, President of Digital for William Hill. “We look forward to providing millions of sports fans in the state with the best markets and great service.”

New customers, who open an account and deposit, will be able to place their first wager risk-free, up to $300. If a customer loses their first bet, they will be credited back up to $300 within 72 hours of the bet settlement. For more information, click here.

The William Hill Mobile App is now available for download on any Apple or Android device anywhere in the state. 

William Hill opened its first retail sports book in Illinois earlier this summer at Grand Victoria Casino in Elgin. The William Hill Sports Book features three full-service ticket windows and is open seven days a week. More information can be found here.

William Hill now offers mobile sports betting in six states (Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Nevada, New Jersey and West Virginia) and powers the Rhode Island Lottery mobile app’s trading services.

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About William Hill US

William Hill US, part of FTSE-listed William Hill PLC, is America’s #1 Sports Book operator. Established in 2012, the company has expanded from its birthplace of Nevada to operate in more than 150 locations across 12 states, and now takes one in every four sports bets placed in the country. William Hill US currently has operations in The Bahamas, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Mississippi, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Washington D.C., and West Virginia. The company is also the licensed sports betting provider for numerous casinos in Mississippi and New Mexico and is the exclusive risk manager for the Delaware and Rhode Island sports lotteries. Product and technology are core to William Hill’s growth strategy in the US, and it now offers industry-leading betting apps in Illinois, Colorado, Iowa, Nevada, New Jersey and West Virginia. Continuing the innovative spirit of its founder William Hill, the company opened a sports book in the world-famous Capital One Arena in 2020, becoming the first operator to offer sports wagering inside a US professional sports complex. For more information, visit William Hill US.

NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY IN THIS AGREEMENT, WILLIAM HILL MAY TERMINATE THIS AGREEMENT WITH OR WITHOUT NOTICE IF ILLINOIS EXECUTIVE ORDER 2020-41 EXPIRES, IS TERMINATED, ENDED OR WITHDRAWN, OR HELD INVALID.  

Executive Order 2020-41 states in pertinent part that “During the duration of the Gubernatorial Disaster Proclamations, the provisions in the Sports Wagering Act, 230 ILCS 45/25-30(f), 25-35(f), and 25-40(i) requiring in-person creation of a sports wagering account at a facility authorized pursuant to the Act in order to participate in sports wagering offered over the internet or through a mobile application, are suspended.”    

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