Thursday, DraftKings announced that all Illinois online and mobile bets will face a transaction fee. They join FanDuel, which made a similar announcement earlier in the week. This all ties into the ...

When the fiscal year 2026 budget passed a couple of weeks ago, so did an increased tax on sports gambling in the state of Illinois.

Bettors looking to make a wager on FanDuel in Illinois will soon have to pay a 50-cent transaction fee on every online bet ...

DraftKings announced Thursday evening that it will impose a 50-cent “transaction fee” on all online sports bets placed with ...

Illinois has the second-largest sports betting market in the country; the state stands to lose a great deal by imposing this ...

Illinois sports bettors will soon face a $0.50 online bet fee imposed by FanDuel, reacting to new state tax laws aimed at ...

Legislators who approved a first-of-its-kind per-wager tax say big gambling corporations like DraftKings can afford another ...

Patrick Evans, Lead Writer for the Legal Sports Report, joins John Williams to talk about FanDuel adding a 50-cent surcharge ...

FanDuel has responded after Illinois finalized plans to charge sportsbooks for every wager placed in the state ...

FanDuel has announced a 50-cent fee on all Illinois sports bettors which could have major implications on the industry ...

U.S. sports bettors look like they are about to share the burden of higher sports betting taxes, and in a way that may be ...