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Illinois Gaming Board Renews Harrah's Joliet Casino License

The Illinois Gaming Board put a bow on a busy period of administrative casino gaming work Tuesday when it unanimously approved renewing the license for Harrah's Joliet through September 2027. The 4-0 vote came after officials from the casino, led by Senior Vice President Rachel Bartolini, made a presentation highlighting its achievements from the…
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Illinois Gaming Board approves permanent license for Golden Nugget Casino in Danville

The Illinois Gaming Board (IGB) has granted a permanent operator license to the Golden Nugget Casino in Danville. The permit was issued to Danville Development, LLC,which operates as Golden Nugget Danville. The license is valid for a four-year term, set to expire in October 2027, after which it must be renewed through the board. This decision,…
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Illinois Gaming Board Approves Permanent License for Danville Casino

The Illinois Gaming Board on Thursday (October 26, 2023) approved a new permanent license for the Golden Nugget Casino in Danville. Specifically, the Gaming Board issued new casino owners' licenses to Danville Development, LLC, doing business as Golden Nugget Danville, along with Walker's Bluff Casino Resort in Williamson County, and Bally's in…
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Bally's Gets Extension To Operate Temporary Casino In Chicago

Bally's was granted a 12-month extension to conduct casino gaming at its temporary venue at Medinah Temple in Chicago by the Illinois Gaming Board on Tuesday, widening its timetable to open its permanent venue in the River West neighborhood to September 2026. The board's 3-0 vote followed a presentation by Bally's Vice President and General Manager…
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Gaming board approves Golden Nugget Danville Casino license

DANVILLE - Danville Golden Nugget Casino received its permanent license to operate on Thursday from the Illinois Gaming Board. The board voted 3-0 in favor of granting Danville Development LLC's owner's license for the Golden Nugget Danville Casino. One member was absent. The license is in effect for four years, expiring in October 2027, when it…
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Chicago casino could open this weekend at Medinah Temple

All bets could be on in Chicago this weekend at Medinah Temple if all goes as planned for Bally's over the next few days at the corporation's temporary casino inside the historic River North landmark. The city's first legal slot machines are already visible through the glass doors of the soon-to-open casino at 600 N. Wabash Ave. - and they'll be…
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Chicago casino could open this weekend at Medinah Temple
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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…
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Bally’s Medinah Temple temporary casino landlord Albert Friedman will hit $20 million jackpot under 4-year lease
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Bally’s Could Finally Open Its Temporary Casino in Medinah Temple in a Few Days, Following Delays and Hurdles

Chicago could finally get its temporary casino in a few days. However, even in the eleventh hour before the venue's opening, the planned facility is still getting mixed reviews. Despite all the critics, the casino needs only the state's approval to start operation. There are still some issues that have to be taken care of before the planned casino…
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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,…
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Bally’s Chicago casino ‘a little delayed,’ expected to open in September

Hold your bets on the opening date for Chicago's first casino. Bally's executives said Thursday they expect their temporary gambling house at the historic Medinah Temple to open sometime in September, a few weeks later than initially suggested by leaders of the Rhode Island-based corporation. Regulators at the Illinois Gaming Board gave an early…
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Gambling Machine Robbers From Joliet, Wilmington Get Sentenced

JOLIET, IL - Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced Monday that a Joliet man and his friend from Wilmington both pleaded guilty and were sentenced to prison for burglarizing businesses and stealing cash from video poker machines. According to the press release, their plea is part of an ongoing burglary case that Raoul announced in 2022…
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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…
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After years of planning, a casino opens in Danville

DANVILLE - The Golden Nugget Danville wasted little time in using a temporary operating permit issued by the Illinois Gaming Board. Thirteen months after a groundbreaking ceremony, the new casino announced its opening to the public for the first time at 4:00 p.m. Saturday. Initially, the casino on Lynch Road in Danville's Eastgate area will be open…
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Bally’s Chicago hiring over 700 to open temporary casino at Medinah Temple

Bally's Chicago put out the help-wanted sign Wednesday to fill more than 700 positions for its temporary casino at Medinah Temple, which is slated to open in July - pending approval by the Illinois Gaming Board. The casino is hiring everything from card dealers and security to housekeeping and marketing staff. The full list of open positions is…
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Bally's Opens 700 Jobs for Temporary Chicago Casino

Casino operator Bally's Chicago announced more than 700 vacant job positions for its temporary casino at Medinah Temple scheduled to open in July 2023 upon the receipt of the Illinois Gaming Board's approval. As the Chicago Tribune reports, the casino is hiring a range of job profiles listed on the company's website. Pending License: Ameet Patel,…
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From card dealers to seamstresses, Bally’s Chicago hiring more than 700 to open temporary casino at Medinah Temple

Bally's Chicago put out the help-wanted sign Wednesday to fill more than 700 positions for its temporary casino at Medinah Temple, which is slated to open in July - pending approval by the Illinois Gaming Board. The casino is hiring everything from card dealers and security to housekeeping and marketing staff. The full list of open positions is…
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Bally's Temporary Chicago Casino Approved For Supplier Licenses

The first in-person Illinois Gaming Board meeting in more than three years was a relatively low-key affair on Thursday, with the biggest news being Medinah Building and Medinah Holdings being unanimously approved for casino supplier licenses connected to Bally's temporary casino in downtown Chicago. Both licensees are connected to Medinah Temple,…
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Bally’s files Illinois Gaming Board application for Chicago casino

State gambling regulators now hold the cards in Chicago's casino game. Bally's Corporation on Wednesday filed its application with the Illinois Gaming Board seeking approval of its plan for a $1.7 billion riverfront casino-resort at Chicago Avenue and Halsted Street. It's the latest step toward breaking ground on the massive entertainment complex…
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How regulators will try to ensure Chicago’s first-ever casino is free of corruption

CHICAGO - A decade ago, Chicago was on the verge of getting its first-ever casino, a controversial idea that nevertheless received legislative approval before it was vetoed by then-Gov. Pat Quinn because, in his words, the bill contained "loopholes for mobsters." Quinn, a self-styled outsider among Illinois Democrats, was by no means the first to…
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Danville casino receives preliminary suitability approval

The four members of the Illinois Gaming Board on Thursday unanimously approved Danville Development LLC and its application being preliminary suitable for a Danville casino owners' license. This is the next step in a Danville casino becoming reality and means construction can start on the site. Groundbreaking could occur in the next month, with…
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Illinois Gambling Revenue Tops $1 Billion

Illinois is making headway on rivaling Las Vegas for opportunities to gamble. According to the latest figures from the Illinois Gaming Board, from January through October Illinois has raked in more than $1 billion in gambling revenue, from video gaming, sports wagering and casinos Still, it's a figure less than officials had bet on two-a-half years…
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Las Vegas company is state gaming board's pick to run Waukegan casino

State regulators on Wednesday selected a Las Vegas-based company as their choice to run the long-planned Waukegan casino over a group led by former Grayslake state Sen. Michael Bond. The Illinois Gaming Board voted unanimously for Full House Resorts and granted them preliminarily licensure to operate the casino it plans to name American…
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Las Vegas company is state gaming board's pick to run Waukegan casino
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Danville officials still wait on casino suitability hearing

The Illinois Gaming Board meets Wednesday for its last regularly scheduled 2021 meeting, and its agenda doesn't include any action items for Danville's casino license. "We did create a video to be presented as part of our suitability hearing," Danville Mayor Rickey Williams Jr. said. "But we don't know yet when that suitability hearing will take…
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Waukegan casino license delayed while Potawatomi lawsuit plays out

The lengthy process to select the developer of a new casino in Waukegan just got longer. State regulators were expected to name a winner in the two-years-and-counting race for the coveted north suburban gambling license Thursday, but the Illinois Gaming Board deferred action due to an ongoing legal battle waged by a spurned operator that claims…
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Waukegan casino license delayed while Potawatomi lawsuit plays out
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Decision may finally be coming on south suburban Illinois casino license

The Illinois Gaming Board is inching closer to selecting three finalists for a single south suburban Cook County casino license - nearly two full years after receiving four applications from interested companies and communities. On Wednesday, the board spent some five hours listening to presentations from each of the casino license applicants, and…
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Ho-Chunk Nation 1 of 4 contenders for new casino in south Chicago suburbs

The Ho-Chunk Nation, which has six casinos in Wisconsin, is one of four contenders for a new casino that has been approved for the south Chicago suburbs. The Illinois Gaming Board put off a decision Wednesday on narrowing the field of four applicants to three after spending hours hearing presentations from the contenders. Following a closed-door…
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Indiana The Talk Of Southland Cook County Casino License Applicants

About the only thing missing from presentations Wednesday by the four applicants for a casino license in Southland Cook County was the declaration of the childhood phrase, "One, two, three, four, I declare a border war!" The promise to keep gaming tax revenue dollars in Illinois and out of Indiana while building communities was a prevailing theme…
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North Point And Full House Make Pitches For Waukegan Casino License

Two vastly different visions for what a casino would look like in the Fountain Square section of Waukegan were presented to the Illinois Gaming Board on Wednesday, when North Point Casino and Full House Resorts made their respective pitches to be awarded the state's gaming license for that location. Waukegan was one of six locations granted a…
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North Point And Full House Make Pitches For Waukegan Casino License
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Illinois Gaming Board delays decision eliminating one south suburban casino contender

Illinois gaming regulators put off a decision Wednesday on narrowing the field of four applicants for a south suburban casino to three, after spending hours hearing presentations from the contenders. Following a closed-door session, Marcus Fruchter, the gaming board's administrator, said that decision could come up for a vote at the board's Oct. 20…
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Finalists for Waukegan casino license make their pitch to Illinois Gaming Board

Promising new jobs and a tax revenue boon, representatives of two casino companies competing for a license to operate in Waukegan made their penultimate pitches Wednesday morning. Full House Resorts Inc. and North Point Casino, the two remaining contenders, touted their proposals to the Illinois Gaming Board Wednesday during a virtual meeting.…
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Finalists for Waukegan casino license make their pitch to Illinois Gaming Board
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Churchill Downs withdraws Waukegan casino application after announcing Arlington Park sale to Bears

One of the state's most influential gambling companies withdrew its bid to win the right to open a new casino in Waukegan just hours after it announced it would sell Arlington International Racecourse to the Chicago Bears, officials said Thursday. Churchill Downs Inc. confirmed the flashy $197.2 million agreement with the Bears Wednesday morning, a…
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Hard Rock Is Set to Open Its Rockford Temporary Casino in October

In a virtual vendor session on Wednesday, Hard Rock International announced that the Rockford Hard Rock Casino in Illinois will be open in October. The virtual session allowed local businesses to learn more about the opportunities that lie ahead at this temporary casino. There will be both a temporary and a permanent casino in Rockford and several…
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Danville Casino still waiting Illinois Gaming Board approval nearly two years later

early two years after it was first submitted to the Illinois Gaming Board, the Danville Casino application is still being processed by the IGB. Despite the delay, a restructuring of the approval process now has organizers hopeful about a possible approval to happen soon. "For Danville, hopefully, our application will be reviewed more quickly and…
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Walker's Bluff Gets Approval For Changes To Illinois Casino Plan

The Illinois Gaming Board unanimously approved a key change to the casino license application submitted by the Walker's Bluff Casino Resort on Thursday, clearing the way for the group to begin construction on a permanent facility in Williamson County. Walker's Bluff originally submitted a revised plan to the IGB in March, but then requested that it…
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Walker's Bluff Gets Approval For Changes To Illinois Casino Plan
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Bidders for Waukegan, south suburban casinos to make public presentations Oct. 13

Bidders for two new suburban casinos will get one last chance to put their best hands together next month in hopes of landing the lucrative, long-sought gambling licenses. More than two years after casinos were authorized for Waukegan and the south suburbs as part of a sprawling gaming expansion, state regulators on Thursday laid out the clearest…
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Illinois Gaming Board green lights temporary Rockford casino

ROCKFORD - Illinois Gaming Board officials have approved 815 Entertainment LLC's request to begin construction of a temporary Rockford casino. Construction of the temporary casino could begin in a matter of days at the former location of Giovanni's Restaurant and Convention Center, 610 N. Bell School Road. "Based on a review of the materials…
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