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Sneak peek: Bally’s turns Medinah Temple into a gambling mecca

Days after getting preliminary approval from the state, Bally's Chicago has moved hundreds of slot machines and table games into place at the landmark Medinah Temple, which is set to be reborn this summer as a temporary Chicago gambling mecca. The River North building, a Moorish-style amphitheater perhaps best known for hosting the annual Shrine…

Land-based ・ 07 February 2024

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Wind Creek Chicago Southland Casino Plan Scores $290M Loan

The developer of a $529 million casino complex in Chicago's southern suburbs scored $290 million in financing as construction on the large project advances. Wind Creek Hospitality, the builder of the casino and a 252-room hotel were issued a loan for the 73000-square foot gambling center featuring 1350 slot machines and 56 table games on the border…

Law ・ 04 November 2023

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Albert Friedman Getting $20M from Temporary Bally’s Casino

Prominent River North developer Albert Friedman has won big with Bally's. The longtime Chicago real estate player with strong political connections struck a $20 million deal with the casino operator for the use of the historic Medinah Temple building as a temporary gambling hall while Bally's builds its permanent, $1.7 billion entertainment complex…

Law ・ 08 September 2023

Chicago Sun Times

Bally’s Medinah Temple temporary casino landlord Albert Friedman will hit $20 million jackpot under 4-year lease

Chicago's first casino has yet to open to the public, but someone already has hit a jackpot topping $20 million. It's Albert M. Friedman, the clout-heavy developer whose tenants have included three mayors - Brandon Johnson, Lori Lightfoot and Rahm Emanuel. Friedman owns the historic but long-vacant Medinah Temple building about a mile north of City…

Finance ・ 08 September 2023

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Chicago Sun Times

Chicago casino poised for mid-September opening

First the barbecue, then the baccarat. Chicago's first casino could launch soon after Labor Day, if all goes well during practice gaming sessions set to take place shortly after the holiday at Bally's temporary Medinah Temple gambling hall. Regulators will inspect the River North operation Sept. 5 and oversee practice gaming sessions Sept. 6-7,…

Finance ・ 24 August 2023

Chicago Sun Times

Illinois Gaming Board gives early approval to Bally’s Chicago casino

All bets could be on in Chicago by the end of summer. State regulators on Thursday handed down a key early approval to Bally's Chicago casino plan, paving the way for the corporation to launch a temporary gambling house within a couple of months at the historic Medinah Temple in River North while it builds the permanent structure in River West. The…

Finance ・ 02 July 2023

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Chicago: Bally's plans to build temporary casino at Medinah Temple approved by gaming board

State gambling regulators signed off on Thursday the initial steps toward the opening of Chicago's first casino, voting in favor of a license for Medinah Temple to serve as the home of a temporary gambling hall that developer Bally's hopes to open by June. The permanent building, to open its doors in 2026, will be built west of the Chicago River on…

Finance ・ 13 February 2023

CBS News

Bally's proposal for River West casino wins first key vote, with final City Council approval on tap for Wednesday

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Mayor Lori Lightfoot's push for Bally's to build the city's first casino in the River West neighborhood cleared its first major hurdle on Monday, as a key city panel approved the plan, setting up a final City Council vote on Wednesday. The City Council's Special Committee on the Chicago Casino voted 27-3 to approve an ordinance…

Land-based ・ 24 May 2022

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First vote on Bally's plan for River West casino delayed, amid ongoing questions, complaints from aldermen

CHICAGO (CBS) -- The first expected vote on Mayor Lori Lightfoot's push for Bally's to build a $1.74 billion casino in River West was called off on Friday, as aldermen continued to raise questions about the project, but the mayor is still hoping to get it approved by next week. The City Council's Special Casino Committee had been expected to vote…

Land-based ・ 21 May 2022

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How the Interior Design of Casinos Has Evolved Over Time

Casinos have been skillfully built in such a manner. It has been argued that they play on the flaws of human nature to ensure that you spend as much of your time in there as possible. While casinos were built using Bill Friedman's "game designs" until the 1990s, the much more modern " playground design " approach has seen a considerable shift in…

Games ・ 19 May 2022

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Chicago Medinah Temple to be temporary casino despite opposition

One week after winning a hard-fought campaign to develop Chicago's first casino, Bally's is learning that the city's most-used nickname has less to do with Lake Michigan's icy breeze than its bloviating politicians. Aldermen are up in arms and there's even an allegation floating around that the mayor got bought off - for the chump-change sum of…

Sports ・ 15 May 2022

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Montreal wins draft lottery

The Montreal Canadiens are not only hosting the NHL draft in July, they'll have a chance to be the headliners after winning the draft lottery on Tuesday night. The Canadiens followed a turbulent season in which they finished last in the overall standings by retaining the right to the No. 1 pick. The New Jersey Devils shook up the draft order by…

Lottery ・ 11 May 2022

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House of Fun Impact on running charity promotions within a mobile casino

GamesBeat Summit 2022 returns with its largest event for leaders in gaming on April 26-28th. Reserve your spot here! Online casino apps are not necessarily the first one would think of as the site of a charity campaign. But Playtika and House of Fun Impact recently ran just such a campaign, and is said its audience was very enthusiastic about…

Mobile ・ 15 April 2022

The Irish Times

Don’t bet on gambling industry deciding to reform itself

The gambling industry, globally, needs urgent attention if the risk of acute social harm, already evident in most markets, is to be contained. To date, in a manner reminiscent of the tobacco industry in the past, the gambling sector has shown little interest in fundamental change, locked as it is in the mindset of maximising the returns for its…

Industry ・ 01 December 2021

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Trust and Safety ・ 01 November 2021

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Continued litigation on US$12B claim against Las Vegas Sands in Macau

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Casino Design Psychology: Planned to Spend, a Short Study

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Strategy Guide ・ 21 September 2021

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Baccarat ・ 19 September 2021