“This is one of the first steps in making this location an entertainment destination, which is the end game for FanDuel Sportsbook & Horse Racing. “Coming from the racing side myself, being able to be a part of the revitalization of this location is super-exciting for me personally, and from a company standpoint we couldn’t be more excited to open here,” Lowich told Sports Handle. FanDuel Senior Director of Retail Operations Jeff Lowich noted the process of converting FanDuel Sportsbook & Horse Racing into a full-on racino is still in the early stages, and that Monday’s ribbon-cutting was a big step to that end. The FanDuel Group has been associated with horse racing since its 2018 purchase of TVG, which allows bettors to wager via advance deposit wagering in Illinois. Overall, this is the 16th retail sportsbook FanDuel has opened. Overall, there are 10 retail locations for sports bettors in Illinois - seven casinos, both racing tracks, and Hawthorne’s off-track betting site in Crestwood. Formerly known as Fairmount Park, FanDuel Sportsbook & Horse Racing is the second track to open a retail sportsbook in the state, with Hawthorne Race Course teaming with PointsBet to open in late September in the Chicago suburb of Stickney. This is the second retail sportsbook for FanDuel in Illinois, the other being Par-A-Dice Casino in East Peoria, which opened in mid-September. “And it has evolved, and now you can bet on anything.”
“For a long time after a guy retired, he couldn’t be associated with any casinos or anything of that nature, so most of us stayed away from it. “I’m a novice, and playing for 19 years, they frowned on and I stayed as far away from it as I could,” Smith said after placing his bet.
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