The first of the three locations opened late last month in Crestwood in the south suburbs of Chicago. See the image for more info, and we hope to see you out there! /5xvi2cCCKa
UPDATE: The PointsBet Sportsbook at Club Hawthorne Crestwood is OPEN🔥 OTB sites are nothing new given they are part of the lifeblood of the horse racing industry, but teaming them with sports betting in the Land of Lincoln is a novelty. When PointsBet opened its retail sports betting operation at Hawthorne Race Course in Illinois last September, it stressed that the buildout was a temporary one - the Stickney location is under construction to become what PointsBet CEO Johnny Aitken and Hawthorne Race Course CEO and President Tim Carey hope will be a top-line, full-service racino that attracts bettors from Chicago and beyond.Īs construction continues, the duo are in the process of opening retail sportsbooks at three off-track betting sites around the Chicago area as allowed by the law that Illinois Gov. Some pairings naturally go together, while others need a little time to gel.
