Flutter Entertainment notes the recent decision by the Illinois State legislature to introduce a betting transaction fee for licensed operators on all sports wagers placed within the state from July 1, 2025 (Illinois Transaction Fee).

In response, from September 1, 2025, FanDuel, Flutter’s US market-leading brand, announces that it will introduce a new $0.50 transaction fee on each bet placed on its platform in Illinois. This decision reflects the significant increase in the cost of operating in Illinois driven by the new Illinois Transaction Fee. The introduction of this fee by the state follows a substantial increase in the betting tax rate in Illinois in 2024. Following the 2024 increase, extensive efforts were made by FanDuel to absorb the cost fully without impacting customers.

Should the state reverse its decision at any point in the future, FanDuel will immediately remove the $0.50 transaction fee.

Peter Jackson, Flutter CEO, commented: “It is important to recognize that there is an optimal level for gaming tax rates that enables operators to provide the best experience for customers, maximize market growth and maximize revenue for states over time. We are disappointed that the Illinois Transaction Fee will disproportionately impact lower wagering recreational customers while also punishing those operators who have invested the most to grow the online regulated market in the state. We also believe the introduction of the Illinois Transaction Fee will likely motivate some Illinois-based customers to bet with unregulated operators. These operators do not contribute tax revenue to the state, will not collect the newly announced transaction fee and do not offer the same levels of customer protection that regulated operators provide.”

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FanDuel, Flutter’s largest brand and US market leader in online sports betting and iGaming, has announced the launch of Real-Time Check-In, a groundbreaking responsible gaming technology that combines data with machine learning to analyze and model personalized deposit behavior empowering customers to manage their spend in real time.

The introduction was made during this SBC Summit America’s Player Protection Symposium panel, RG Tech: Potential Game Changers, by Cory Fox, Senior Vice President of Public Policy and Sustainability at FanDuel.

Real-Time Check-In will create a proactive safeguard that provides customers real-time information to enable them to make informed decisions about the amount of money they deposit on FanDuel. Going forward, if a customer makes a deposit that is inconsistent with their established deposit pattern, Real-Time Check-In will prompt them to review that deposit. Within the review, customers can lower the original deposit amount, set a deposit limit and review their spending habits through FanDuel’s My Spend Tool.

Leveraging the Flutter Edge, FanDuel was able to take learnings from Sportsbet’s innovative Real Time Intervention (RTI) model, which launched in 2022 to enable at-scale personalized safer gambling interventions for customers at the point of depositing. RTI is now live for 90% of Sportsbet customers.

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Real-Time Check-In is the latest addition to FanDuel’s suite of tools that enable customers to create and maintain budgets so that they can play sustainably within their means.

Cory Fox, Senior Vice President of Public Policy and Sustainability at FanDuel, said: “Last year, we saw how providing personalized insights into a customer’s activity through My Spend can help them to better manage their play. We also know deposit is a key moment in the customer journey. Now we’re able to use machine learning to provide a new level of support through Real-Time Check-In encouraging customers to reflect on how much money they’re depositing and if it’s within their budget.”

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