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The legislature of the state of the two chambers of Illinois has adopted a budget which includes a 25 cents tax per bet During the first 20 million online sports betting, each exercise, going to 50 cents per bet after.
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker published a statement saying that he sign the budget, According to local reports.
Analyst Triste Barry Jonas qualified the functions of last -minute surprise, adding that it is the second consecutive year of the State stuck an unexpected tax on the industry. As part of the last plan, Jonas said that Illinois’ rate will be among the highest in the country.
Jonas said that the Draftings and Fanduel de Flutter should “certainly” exceed 20 million bets, which means that they will face the higher tax rate on part of their bets.
But Jonas qualified the impact of small competitors on the more “modest” market. However, the actions of MGM Resortswhich has the BETMGM platform via a 50/50 joint venture With Endain, decreased by 1.5%. Penn entertainmentThe partners of the ESPN BET platform lost 0.3%.
Now Wall Street wonders if other states will follow their advance from Illinois and try to connect their budget deficits by adopting or increasing online sports game taxes.
State -scale samples from digital sports betting at the beginning of 2024 varied from 51% in New Hampshire, New York and Rhode Island to 6.75% in States such as Nevada and Iowa, according to a report Tax foundation. According to the non -profit association, only 27 states and DC authorize online sports betting.