DraftKings cites state tax as it closes its 2-year-old retail sportsbook at Wrigley Field – Chicago Tribune/Yahoo

Empty tables surround a small number of customers inside the DraftKings Sportsbook at Wrigley Field, Nov. 17, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)“While we are proud of what we have built alongside the Chicago Cubs, we are taking a more focused approach to where we invest in the state,” the company said. “The cost of operating in Illinois, including its high tax structure, makes it more difficult to justify continued investment in a standalone retail sportsbook.”
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Brian Jones
13 hours ago

About the 1000th Canary in the coal mine dying, but a very visible canary.

The Railroader
14 hours ago

This is just a highly visible result of JB the Hutt’s “management” of state finances. There are so many more who have abandoned The Hutt’s insane state.

Call my shrink
16 hours ago

Another one bites the dust. Keep it up guys. The next Visit Illinois commercials will have tumbleweed blowing across the the state

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