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Bally’s ‘temporary’ casino will be around awhile, City Council critic says

The stumbling start for Chicago's temporary casino prompted an influential City Council member to warn Thursday that the city may be stuck with the gambling den at Medinah Temple indefinitely. Ald. Brian Hopkins (2nd), chairman of the City Council's Public Safety Committee, said Bally's was undercapitalized to begin with, and he fears the company…

Finance ・ 17 November 2023

ABC 7 Chicago

New Chicago casino location: Bally's opens temporary River North casino at former Medinah Temple

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago's very first casino is now open for business. Bally's opened its doors at 8 a.m. Saturday at the former Medinah Temple in River North. First in line was Steven Henry. '"I wanted to get down here before it got really crazy because a lot of people have been buzzing about the new site and this is the first time I've been down…

Finance ・ 10 September 2023

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Three Surprising Slot Games Based on Movies

If you have ever signed up for an online casino, you have noticed the huge array of online slots available. Many of them have themes, using licenses from everything, including sports stars and gameshows, to make their products unique. One popular tactic is to employ a well-known movie franchise. However, occasionally a slot game comes along that…

Movies ・ 27 February 2023

WTTW

Chicago Officials Give Final Approval to Bally’s Casino Complex in River West

The Chicago City Council voted 39-5 to approve plans to transform the home of the Chicago Tribune's printing plant and newsroom into a $1.74 billion Bally's casino and resort on 30 acres in River West. The proposal still needs the support of the Illinois Gaming Board, which must license Bally's to operate the casino before work can begin along the…

Travel ・ 15 December 2022

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Final Details In Chicago Casino Plan Approved By Council

RIVER WEST - Alderpeople gave final zoning approval to the proposed Chicago casino district Wednesday, the latest step in the development's path forward as it seeks a gambling license from the state of Illinois. The planned casino is set to be built on the Tribune Publishing site along the Chicago River between Grand and Chicago avenues. The first…

Law ・ 14 December 2022

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Chicago City Council Approves Bally's $1.7 Billion Casino Plan

Bally's took another crucial step forward in its efforts to build a $1.7 billion casino in downtown Chicago on Wednesday when the full city council approved its proposal for the River West neighborhood. The 39-5 vote, with five absent and one recusal, came after the city's plan commission and zoning committee each approved the amended proposal on…

Finance ・ 14 December 2022

WTTW

Bally’s Casino Complex Proposal Set for Final Vote by Chicago City Council

Joining "Chicago Tonight" to discuss upcoming City Council votes are Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25th Ward), Ald. Pat Dowell (3rd Ward) and Ald. Walter Burnett Jr. (27th Ward). (Produced by Alexandra Silets) Efforts to transform the home of the Chicago Tribune's printing plant and newsroom into a $1.74 billion Bally's casino and resort is one step…

Travel ・ 14 December 2022

Chicago Tribune

Chicago casino set for final city OK following zoning vote

A first-ever casino in Chicago stands on the brink of city approval Wednesday as council members backed zoning for the project after the alderman of the ward where it would be built toned down his reservations over whether the project would result in enough jobs for minorities and nearby residents. Approval of the $1.74 billion Bally's casino…

Travel ・ 14 December 2022

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Raheem Morris explains using Jalen Ramsey, Troy Hill more in the slot

The Los Angeles Rams have only eight takeaways this season, tied for the fifth-fewest in the NFL, despite having plenty of playmakers on the defense. In an attempt to force more turnovers, Raheem Morris has elected to deploy Jalen Ramsey and Troy Hill in the slot more. "Last week we had a dime role, and we were able to put Troy and both Jalen…

NFL ・ 11 November 2022

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Online gambling in Canada: the risks and how to stay safe ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The Oilers have just come off a day of dating in beautiful British Columbia and are looking to see if the added camaraderie turns into chemistry in the long run. "I thought yesterday was a very good day for us. We had the chance to spend some time together in a beautiful…

Trust and Safety ・ 07 October 2022

Illinois Policy

Chicago casino revenue doesn’t address 91% of city pension debt

The Chicago City Council approved a $1.7 billion casino in a 41-7 vote May 25. The River West development is being touted as a pension solution, but even the highest projections show only a drop in the bucket. "This one casino project will pay for approximately 9% of our $2.3 billion pension contribution and reduce the likelihood that the city will…

Finance ・ 31 May 2022

Illinois Policy

Chicago’s “pension solution” casino doesn’t address 91% of pension debt

The Chicago City Council approved a $1.7 billion casino in a 41-7 vote May 25. The River West development is being touted as a pension solution, but even the highest projections show only a drop in the bucket. "This one casino project will pay for approximately 9% of our $2.3 billion pension contribution and reduce the likelihood that the city will…

Lottery ・ 31 May 2022

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Chicago City Council Votes 41-7 to Approve Bally’s River West Casino

The Chicago City Council voted 41-7 on Wednesday to go all in on a plan from Bally's to build a casino in River West, capping a 30-year odyssey and handing Mayor Lori Lightfoot a significant victory as she prepares to run for a second term as Chicago mayor. The $1.73 billion proposal now heads to the Illinois Gaming Board, which must license…

Covid ・ 26 May 2022

Chicago Sun Times

Chicago City Council approves Bally’s $1.7 billion casino in River West

Chicago's 30-year quest for a casino and entertainment complex is drawing to a close, amid hopes it will produce the jackpot needed to bail out police and fire pension funds. Less than three weeks after Mayor Lori Lightfoot put her chips on Bally's $1.7 billion River West bid, the City Council authorized Bally's to build a permanent casino at…

Law ・ 25 May 2022

Chicago Reader

Who's left out of the casino?

On Wednesday, the city council approved a plan to offer Chicago's sole casino license to Bally's Corporation, 41 - 7, with one recusal. Alderpersons Brian Hopkins (2nd Ward), Anthony Beale (9th), Ed Burke (14th), Ray Lopez (15th), Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25th), Brendan Reilly (42nd), and Michele Smith (43rd) voted against the proposal. Alderperson…

Land-based ・ 25 May 2022

CBS News

City Council approves Bally's plan for River West casino

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Aldermen on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved Mayor Lori Lightfoot's push for Bally's to build the city's first casino in the River West neighborhood, despite complaints from some critics that the project was rushed through City Council, and that the projected $200 million in annual tax revenue the project is estimated to bring to…

Land-based ・ 25 May 2022

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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

WTTW

Chicago Casino Plan Poised for Approval Later This Week After Initial City Council Vote

Mayor Lori Lightfoot's decision to tap Bally's to build a casino in River West won the approval of 27 members of the Chicago City Council on Monday, setting the $1.73 billion proposal up for a final vote on Wednesday. Only three members of the special City Council committee created by Lightfoot to consider the casino proposal voted against the…

Covid ・ 24 May 2022

WBEZ Chicago

Chicago’s City Council moves forward on casino

Chicago's City Council is doing parliamentary backflips to vote on a casino this week - a timeline requested by Mayor Lori Lightfoot. Aldermen on a special committee Monday voted 27 to 3 to advance Lightfoot's pick for Chicago's first casino, setting it up for a final vote on Wednesday. Aldermen had to meet for a full council meeting in the…

Jobs ・ 23 May 2022

Chicago Sun Times

$1.7B Bally’s Chicago casino clears key hurdle in City Council

Mayor Lori Lightfoot's race to secure $40 million in upfront payments from Bally's to keep police and fire pensions solvent and stave off a pre-election property tax increase cleared a key hurdle Monday with committee approval of a long-sought Chicago casino. Thanks to the lobbying muscle of organized labor, a special City Council committee stacked…

Trust and Safety ・ 23 May 2022

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Madisonville wins $227K jackpot playing Kentucky Lottery online

MADISONVILLE, Ky. (WFIE) - Officials with the Kentucky Lottery announced that a Madisonville man has won over $227000. They tell us the man wishes to remain anonymous. In late April, the man said he won an Instant Play game online. He told lottery officials the first person he called was his financial planner. The Hopkins County man drove to the…

Winnings ・ 23 May 2022

CBS News

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

Chicago Sun Times

Lightfoot pushing for Friday vote on casino ordinance and host agreement with Bally’s authorizing River West casino

Mayor Lori Lightfoot is pushing for a Friday vote-on an ordinance authorizing a Chicago casino and a host agreement with Bally's-in an apparent rush to secure a $40 million upfront payment for her pre-election budget. The City Council committee created to purportedly deal with "all matters" pertaining to a Chicago casino was not asked to weigh in…

Politics ・ 18 May 2022

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Part of U.S. 95 near downtown Las Vegas set for daylong closure

A daylong closure of U.S. Highway 95 this weekend should significantly affect traffic near downtown Las Vegas. The shutdown of U.S. 95 southbound between Martin Luther King and Las Vegas boulevards is planned to take place between 2 a.m. Sunday and 5 a.m. Monday, the Nevada Department of Transportation announced Tuesday. The round-the-clock closure…

Land-based ・ 10 May 2022

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Chicago Mayor denies reports of Bally's selected as casino license winner

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Tuesday denied reports from multiple news outlets that alleged that the city has chosen Bally's proposal at the Chicago Tribune printing site to become Chicago's first casino. She said the special committee tasked with evaluating all three casino bids has not yet completed its work. Bally's $2 billion project, which…

Jobs ・ 10 May 2022

WGN Radio

Ald. Brian Hopkins on Bally’s winning the Chicago casino bid: ‘I’m against the proposal and I’m against the process’

2nd Ward Ald. Brian Hopkins joins John Williams to talk about Mayor Lightfoot announcing her preference that Bally's be awarded Chicago's first casino license in River West at the Tribune Publishing site (currently owned by WGN Radio parent company Nexstar). The John Williams Show Weekdays 10 a.m. - noon, 1 - 2 p.m. Focusing on current events, John…

Movies ・ 06 May 2022

Chicago Sun Times

Chicago casino: Lightfoot picks Bally’s proposal at Tribune printing plant site

Mayor Lori Lightfoot is betting big on Bally's. Lightfoot on Thursday confirmed the East Coast gambling company as her pick to run the city's coveted casino at the busy River West site of the Chicago Tribune's Freedom Center printing plant. The mayor's choice for the house of chance, first reported Tuesday by the Chicago Sun-Times, marks an upset…

Land-based ・ 06 May 2022

Chicago Tribune

Aldermen push back on three Chicago casino finalists, as city looks to select a winner ‘within a month’

Aldermen are pushing back against the three proposed finalists for a Chicago casino, as the city nears a final selection amid growing concern from residents about locating a casino in their backyards. The Special Committee on the Chicago Casino, which was created last month to help winnow the casino proposals from three to one, fielded questions at…

Finance ・ 26 April 2022

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Chicago alderman oppose proposed casino sites

Mayor Lori Lightfoot will have her work cut out for her as the city tomorrow begins public hearings on the three finalists to own and operate the proposed Chicago casino. The problem: overcoming moderate to strong community opposition to each of the sites, with some aldermen stopping just short of declaring "not in my ward." For instance, Ald.…

Politics ・ 04 April 2022

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The Future is Here: Bartenders and Croupiers in Casinos Are Being Replaced by Robots

There has been a tremendous advancement in the development of robots, from their ability to scan the surface of Mars to their ability to clean our houses. It's hardly unexpected that the casino business is looking at ways to take advantage of these technological advancements, given the current state of affairs. When it comes to the use of new…

Innovation ・ 04 February 2022

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Omi-what? Las Vegas New Year's Eve fireworks show will go on, with 300,000 expected

LAS VEGAS - Las Vegas isn't canceling or scaling back plans for big New Year's gatherings amid concerns about the rapid spread of the omicron variant of COVID-19, regional public safety and elected leaders said Wednesday. More than 300000 visitors are expected in town for events including a New Year's Eve fireworks show on the Las Vegas Strip that…

New Year ・ 30 December 2021

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Will a government review make online gambling regulation more effective? All bets are off

Twice. That's how many times the word "internet" is mentioned in the Gambling Act 2005. Early next year the UK government's white paper on the review of that piece of legislation is expected. The aim is, in the government's own words, to ensure that the act is "fit for the digital age". It's something which, given the internet's lack of prominence…

Law ・ 18 December 2021

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The Weird And Wonderful World Of Casinos And Chance

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Lottery ・ 06 December 2021

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Pennsylvania’s Gaming Market Flourishes Despite the Pandemic

Pennsylvania's gambling market has seen a record increase in gross gaming revenue in October, despite the new COVID-19 wave, as revealed by the state's Gaming Control Board. Combining all the various retail and online betting options in Pennsylvania, the state has seen all-time high monthly gaming revenue of about $425.9 million, beating July's…

Covid ・ 23 November 2021

Messenger Inquirer

Expanded gambling unlikely to get push in 2022

State GOP legislators from the Owensboro area and a Democrat member of a state task force on horse-racing related gaming said there is little to no chance for an expanded gambling bill passing in Frankfort in the 2022 session. On Oct. 26, Ellis Entertainment announced plans for a $16.7 million simulcasting and historic horse racing facility, which…

Covid ・ 10 November 2021

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Internal health department COVID-19 data shows at least 562 breakthrough infections among Las Vegas casino workers

There have been more than 500 breakthrough infections of COVID-19 in fully vaccinated casino workers in Clark County, a number similar to that of health care workers, newly obtained data from the Southern Nevada Health District shows. The data - collected by the health district during contact tracing investigations and not posted publicly - shows…

Covid ・ 23 October 2021

Marin Independent Journal

North Bay tribe proposes $600M casino project

The Koi Nation, a federally recognized tribe based in Sonoma County, has unveiled plans to turn a 68-acre vineyard southeast of Windsor into a $600 million casino resort, one of the largest of its kind in Northern California. The 90-member Pomo tribe intends to turn the land about a half-mile from Shiloh Ranch Regional Park into the Shiloh Resort &…

Law ・ 20 September 2021

The Press Democrat

Sonoma County elected leaders react to Koi Nation proposal for casino near Windsor

The Koi Nation, a small Native American tribe in Sonoma County, unveiled Wednesday its ambitious proposal to build one of largest casino and resort complexes in Northern California near Windsor. While the proposal must clear a number of government hurdles before it becomes reality, the prospect of 2500 slot and other gaming machines, a 200-room…

Politics ・ 16 September 2021

WFMZ News

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa Donates $500,000 to Tampa Bay Charities

TAMPA, Fla., Sept. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa donated a total of $500000 to a group of Tampa Bay charities today, which helped commemorate Hard Rock International's 50 anniversary. The 50 area charities receiving $10000 each during a reception inside Hard Rock Event Center included - 13 Ugly Men American Cancer…

Land-based ・ 09 September 2021

Philly Trib

A Black-owned casino bets on a Black neighborhood in the former capital of the Confederacy

RICHMOND, Va. -Standing in the former capital of the Confederacy on an industrial site he wants to turn into the nation's only Black-owned casino, Alfred Liggins doesn't talk about revenue or market share. He talks about race and equity. "We always thought we were in the business of serving the African American community," he said. "A big part of…

Religion ・ 23 August 2021

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Back in Masks II: Las Vegas Casino Staff Cover Up Again

Some Sin City casinos - Las Vegas Sands, Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino, and The Venetian - have stipulated that employees must mask up again as Nevada struggles to contain surging COVID-19 cases predominated by the ultra-contagious Delta variant. The move by casinos came after a July 16 mask-up recommendation by the Southern Nevada Health…

Land-based ・ 19 July 2021

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Facebook Might Be Best Bet For Online Gambling Social Media Ads

Online gambling operators care about social media network visibility, so the recent news that YouTube would enact restrictions on gambling ad placements couldn't have gone without notice. That's why could become even more important to the industry. Beginning last week, YouTube banned masthead ads related to gambling, alcohol, elections, politics,…

Sports ・ 04 July 2021

Casino City Times

Ask the Slot Expert: Do casinos determine who will win a slot tournament?

3 March 2021 By John Robison, Slot Expert™ Question: I have participated in a few slot tournaments in Las Vegas recently and have noticed some extreme irregularities when it comes to how the points are won. Several times I have hit three double multipliers in a row, which should have given me humongous points but instead I got no score at all. At…

Tournaments ・ 07 May 2021

The Herald Review

The Latest: Tens of thousands on Vegas strip despite warning

LAS VEGAS - Tens of thousands of people were walking on the casino-lined Las Vegas Strip on New Year's Eve by early evening despite a plea from Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak that people reconsider their plans to go out and celebrate. While shopping, gambling, drinking yard-long frozen cocktails and gawking at the sights, most everyone out in Sin City…

New Year ・ 19 January 2021

Healthline

Online Gambling, Gaming Addiction Has Increased During COVID-19

If you've recently experienced serious withdrawal when not playing video games or gambling online, you could be living in lockdown with a serious addiction. While addiction is most commonly associated with substances like alcohol, certain human behaviors can be addictive, too. Internet gaming disorder or gambling disorder are what's called process…

Covid ・ 19 January 2021

Poker News Daily

Hustler Casino Live to Bring New Streaming Cash Game Show to Internet

There have always been poker fans that want to watch the intricacies of a good cash game. Long considered the true test of a poker player, cash games have had differing courses of success over the years. Now, the team behind one of the most popular cash game programs ever have decided to take their talents elsewhere and open for action at one of…

Covid ・ 19 January 2021