In a huge development for Illinois online sports betting and DraftKings at Casino Queen Sportsbook in Illinois, the in-person registration requirement has been waived for at least the next 30 days.

Immediately, the big winner is the DraftKings powered sportsbook in Illinois, branded as DraftKings at Casino Queen Sportsbook, located in East St. Louis. The other big winner is those looking to register and use this DraftKings powered app as soon as tonight.

Sign up for DraftKings at Casino Queen in Illinois (and cash in on up to $1,000 in free bets) by clicking right here.

Previously, bettors located in Illinois who wanted to register and wager with mobile sports betting apps such as DraftKings at Casino Queen Sportsbook would need to drive to the retail sportsbook location before doing so. Not anymore, at least for the time being.

Though the app went live earlier this month and became the state’s second online sportsbook option, this news means the popular sportsbook will be much easier to access. Simply put, now bettors don’t need to hop in their cars and drive to East St. Louis – they can register anywhere in the state (by clicking here).

With limited options available during the infancy stage of the state’s online sports betting rollout, DraftKings at Casino Queen Sportsbook in Illinois is well-positioned to strike big in the burgeoning Illinois online sportsbook market.

It’s widely expected in the coming weeks and months that other popular brands will join The Prairie State party. But for now, it’s a two-horse race between DraftKings and BetRivers in Illinois.

Registering in Illinois for DraftKings at Casino Queen Sportsbook

Yes DraftKings at Casino Queen Sportsbook has been live in Illinois for over two weeks, but it just became much, much easier to start using the product.

A confluence of unexpected events led to this fortuitous development. Initially, online-only operators such as DraftKings and FanDuel Sportsbook looked like they would be left on the outside looking in in Illinois for the foreseeable future. Language in the state’s betting laws created two major, yet not insurmountable, mountains to scale:

  1. An 18-month “penalty box” provision was designed to give the state’s retail sportsbook operators a head start in the online space. Moreover, this provision was also designed to penalize mobile-only operators that previously ran daily fantasy games in the state. Such games were later ruled in violation of state betting laws by former Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan.
  2. An 18-month in-person registration requirement meant that prospective mobile bettors needed to be physical present at an Illinois retail sportsbook. That was problematic for DraftKings because it didn’t have an access deal with an in-state casino.

So, what changed?

DraftKings entered into a market access deal with Casino Queen located in East St. Louis, meaning the 18 month wait was eliminated.

As for the in-person registration process – it has been a roller coaster ride.

Following a widespread shutdown spurred by the coronavirus pandemic, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker suspended the in-person registration requirement for mobile sports betting via Executive Order 2020-41.

While Pritzker temporarily put the in-person requirement back in place, it has once again been lifted – in the midst of an unprecedented run of major sports action – through at least the middle of September. Of course, you can do it now and eliminate the need for any future rides.

 

What A Time To Be Live

The above sequence represents a fortuitous turn of events for DraftKings at Casino Queen Sportsbook. What now follows can only be described as a nearly perfect conditions for a sportsbook.

Not only is DraftKings one of the state’s two online sports betting options, but it also fully launches for online registration in the midst of what is one of the most wild periods in sports history.

In the first weeks of the Illinois DraftKings at Casino Queen launch, MLB, NBA, and NHL action is revving up. Meanwhile, the NFL is slated to kick off in a little less than a month. This means that sports bettors will be treated to a variety of betting markets, and perhaps best all, awesome betting promos that help usher in the return of the games.

DraftKings at Casino Queen Sportsbook Illinois Promos and Sign Up

Getting started with this DraftKings powered product in Illinois a rather easy process. But first, there are a few things you need to know.

The sign up process is an easy one. Click here to get it started.

Once registration is complete, you can make an initial deposit through a variety of convenient and widely-used methods. This is where you can capitalize on $1,000 in risk-free bets. This total is paid out in the form of a $500 risk-free first bet and $500 first deposit match.

Once your account is funded, you will have access to a variety of betting markets across several popular (and not-so-popular) sports leagues. Wager types include moneyline bets, spread bets, props, and live betting.

Best of all, DraftKings at Casino Queen Sportsbook is second to none when it comes to offering creative (and potentially lucrative) daily odds boosts, promos, and betting specials. Whether it’s no-brainer offers featuring significantly advantageous spreads or profit boosts, there’s always an intriguing offer available.

Sign up for DraftKings at Casino Queen Sportsbook in Illinois (and cash in on up to $1,000 in free bets) by clicking right here.