Illinois betting revenue dips slightly in April despite retail improvement
| By Daniel O'Boyle
The $43.6m in revenue came on handle of $537.2m, down 14.4% from March’s record, when betting on the NCAA basketball tournament boosted revenue.
The vast majority of betting revenue came from online bets, which brought in $40.9m, down 2.2%. This came on handle of $513.3m.
Retail betting revenue, on the other hand, grew 6.8% to $2.7m on revenue of $23.9m, down 0.8% from March.