HAWTHORNE RACE COURSE OPENS 3rd
RETAIL SPORTSBOOK WITH POINTSBET
Newly Remodeled Club Hawthorne in Suburban Prospect Heights
Now Features Sports Betting, Horse
Racing; Cash Wagering and Cash Deposits/Withdrawals for
Mobile Account Wagering
March 16, 2021 (Stickney, IL) -- Just in time for college
basketball madness, Hawthorne Race Course and PointsBet
opened their third premium retail sportsbook today. The PointsBet Sportsbook at Club Hawthorne in north suburban
Prospect Heights is the partners’ second standalone
(non-casino, off-track) venue, following the opening of the
PointsBet Sportsbook at Club
Hawthorne in south suburban Crestwood in January.
The venue features:
- Cash wagering via self-serve kiosks or betting concierge
on sports and horse racing
- Cash deposits and withdrawals for customers’ mobile
wagering accounts
- 100 TVs
- A newly remodeled restaurant with a 100’ wrap-around bar
- Two all-weather outdoor patios
- A beer garden
- Free, curbside parking
“This is one of the best times of the year for sports
wagering with college basketball madness and Kentucky Derby prep
races every weekend, so we’re very excited
to open another premium sportsbook with PointsBet,”
said Tim Carey,
president and CEO of Hawthorne Race Course.
Illinois law allows for sportsbook operators that are
partnered with race tracks to open up to three
off-track
sportsbooks. The flagship PointsBet
Sportsbook at Hawthorne Race Course previously opened
in September, and is the
closest sports betting venue to downtown Chicago.
Prospect Heights Mayor, Nicholas Helmer, made the ceremonial
first bet, a $130 wager at +200 on Gonzaga to win the
NCAA College Basketball Championship in honor of the 130th
anniversary of Hawthorne Race Course. The Mayor will
donate any winnings to a local charity.
“One of the big appeals about partnering with Hawthorne is
that they are a legacy sports business in Chicago with 130
years of service to bettors with the largest network of
off-track wagering venues in Illinois,” said Johnny Aitken, CEO of
PointsBet USA. “We now offer the
best in-person sports betting experience at three locations as a complement to
our
premium mobile wagering platform, which is the fastest in
the world.”
All PointsBet Sportsbooks at Club
Hawthorne and Hawthorne Race Course will feature
exclusive retail-only betting
promotions and sweepstakes, beginning with a FREE $10,000
bracket challenge for the college basketball tournament
and a sweepstakes to win a FREE 65” TV. Reservations for gametime seating is highly recommended for all venues.
The PointsBet Sportsbook at Club
Hawthorne in Prospect Heights is located at the corner of Milwaukee and Des
Plaines
River Road (1250 River Road).
About Hawthorne Race Course
Founded in 1891, Hawthorne Race Course
is the oldest sporting venue in Illinois for America’s original sport:
horseracing. For more than a century, the 4th generation
family-owned and operated business has hosted racing on the
border of the City as “Chicago’s hometown track” which is
the only race course in the nation to host both
Thoroughbred
(Spring, Fall, Winter) and Standardbred racing (Summer).
Hawthorne operates Illinois' largest network of off-track
betting parlors which will also feature three PointsBet Sportsbooks, pending regulatory approval. On July
30, 2020, the
Illinois Gaming Board approved Hawthorne to move forward
with a $400 Million development of the State’s first race
track casino. For more information visit
HawthorneRaceCourse.com.
About PointsBet
PointsBet is one of the fastest
growing sportsbooks in the country and is rapidly expanding its U.S. footprint,
currently
bringing its best-in-class proprietary technology, modernized
and premium brand mentality, expert trading practices,
and proven growth marketing strategies to the burgeoning
sports betting markets of Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Michigan, and New Jersey. Originally founded in Australia, PointsBet is a cutting-edge sportsbook operator that prides
itself on having the quickest and most user-friendly app
(iOS and Android) while also providing the best content and
experience for sports bettors. PointsBet
is the only U.S. online sportsbook operator to offer PointsBetting
– a unique and
innovative way to bet – and has also introduced a slew of
well-received, bettor-first initiatives. PointsBet
offers the most
markets on all four major U.S. sports (NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL)
and PointsBetting in the world. For more information,
visit
www.PointsBet.com.
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