(WIFR) - Changes are coming in Illinois as several new laws and tax increases are set to take effect July 1, 2025.

It is the beginning of the 2026 fiscal year in Illinois, which means sports betting enters a new phase of taxation.

Fanatics will charge a $0.25 fee per wager in Illinois, following a new per-bet state tax. DraftKings and FanDuel already added similar surcharges.

Illinois is adding a 25-cent fee to all bets and 50-cent fee to high-volume sportsbooks such as DraftKings and FanDuel starting July 1. Illinoisans lost $1.12 billion in 2024, with $700 million of ...

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Several new Illinois laws and tax increases take effect on July 1, 2025, including new rules for single-use plastics, a tipped minimum wage increase, and taxes on sports bets, vaping and gas.

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Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a $55.2 billion budget propped up by five new tax hikes starting July 1. Gas, phone bills, tobacco, sportsbooks and rentals such as VRBO will all come with higher taxes in ...

FanDuel and DraftKings already announced that customers in Illinois will see a new 50-cent fee for all bets starting Sept. 1. The flat 50-cent charge, the companies said, will help recover some of ...