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Illinois Daily Fantasy Sports (2026)

Conditional: Legal but unregulated; a 2020 IL Supreme Court ruling treats DFS as a game of skill.

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Legal but unregulated; a 2020 IL Supreme Court ruling treats DFS as a game of skill. The Gaming Board has sent cease-and-desist letters to some "pick'em" operators.

Official source: igb.illinois.gov →

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