Illinois: Setting up shop in Waukegan, Circa Sports promises transparency, elite customer experience

Illinois: Setting up shop in Waukegan, Circa Sports promises transparency, elite customer experience

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  • Rob Miech, Chicago Sun-Times
May 22, 2022 4:51 PM
  • Rob Miech, Chicago Sun-Times

The Vegas sportsbook landing in Illinois this fall has been conceived and constructed by professional bettors who aim to treat every customer precisely how they’d want to be treated.

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Circa Sports owner and Michigan native Derek Stevens, and Matt Metcalf, Chris Bennett and Jeffrey Benson, among other Stevens lieutenants, all know about risking substantial amounts of dough on sporting events.

They know fair odds and prices. They’re aware of the dastardly schemes, unscrupulous tactics and felonious unaccountability that so pervade the industry.

Benson, the Circa Sports operations manager, tweeted recently about “the sad state of sports betting.” He capped it, “Be Careful.”