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Bally's gets Gaming Board approval to open temporary casino

After years of planning, months of renovations and several days of monitored practice sessions, Bally's Chicago got the green light Friday from the Illinois Gaming Board to launch the city's long-sought first casino. Medinah Temple in River North opened this weekend, welcoming gamblers to try their luck at an ornate temporary facility that is…
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Bally's gets Gaming Board approval to open temporary casino
Illinois Times

Southern Illinois casino opens

Gov. JB Pritzker joined hundreds of people from across southern Illinois Aug. 25 to celebrate the opening of the state's 14th casino on a rural estate just outside of Carterville, near Carbondale. The Walker's Bluff Casino Resort is the fourth casino to open in recent years that was authorized by a 2019 gambling expansion law that was a centerpiece…
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Southern Illinois casino opens, sends $25 million to the state

CARTERVILLE - Gov. JB Pritzker joined hundreds of people from across southern Illinois on Friday to celebrate the opening of the state's 14th casino on a rural estate just outside of Carterville. The Walker's Bluff Casino Resort is the fourth casino to open in recent years that was authorized by a 2019 gambling expansion law that was a centerpiece…
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Southern Illinois casino opens, sends $25 million to the state
The State Journal - Register

Walker's Bluff Casino Resort opens in Southern Illinois

CARTERVILLE - Gov. JB Pritzker joined hundreds of people from across southern Illinois on Friday to celebrate the opening of the state's 14th casino on a rural estate just outside of Carterville. The Walker's Bluff Casino Resort is the fourth casino to open in recent years that was authorized by a 2019 gambling expansion law that was a centerpiece…
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Walker's Bluff Casino Resort opens in Southern Illinois
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Illinois Finds Bally's Preliminarily Suitable For Chicago Casino

The Illinois Gaming Board unanimously voted Bally's "preliminarily suitable" at its Thursday meeting, a key step forward for the gaming company to build its $1.7 billion casino in the River West neighborhood of Chicago. The favorable vote was expected after the IGB had approved smaller related measures, including supplier contracts, as Bally's has…
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Illinois Finds Bally's Preliminarily Suitable For Chicago Casino
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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 Chicago hiring over 700 to open temporary casino at Medinah Temple
Chicago Tribune

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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From card dealers to seamstresses, Bally’s Chicago hiring more than 700 to open temporary casino at Medinah Temple
Our Quad Cities

Rock Island agrees to reimburse $4.7M in casino plan

Bally's Casino and Hotel, Rock Island, is planning a $34-million redevelopment, and the city is placing its bets to reimburse a good chunk of that. The former Jumer's Casino and Hotel (bought by Bally's in 2021), at Illinois 92 and I-280, is the oldest of the three Quad Cities casinos, having opened in 2008 and is lagging in market share, said…
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Rock Island agrees to reimburse $4.7M in casino plan
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Chicago casino: Bally's closes Freedom Center deal for $200M

Bally's completed its $200 million purchase of the Freedom Center printing plant Friday, paving the way to build Chicago's long-sought and much-debated casino. The Rhode Island-based company bought the 30-acre River West site from Nexstar Media Group, with plans to transform it into a $1.74 billion casino complex. What becomes of the Chicago…
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Chicago casino: Bally's closes Freedom Center deal for $200M
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Casino Revenue Ticks Higher In Illinois To Close 2021

Illinois' 11 casinos closed 2021 with a flourish as the state's gaming board reported revenue totaling $109.8 million for the month of December and nearly $1.2 billion for 2021. The figure represented a 5.6% increase from November's total of $103.9 million as the venues were helped by an increase of nearly 3% in attendance to 726780 patrons, 21110…
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Casino Revenue Ticks Higher In Illinois To Close 2021
GMToday

Bally’s files application with state for first Chicago casino

Bally's filed its application with the Illinois Gaming Board on Wednesday, taking a major step in the process to build Chicago's first casino and the flagship property for its fast-growing company. The application was posted on the gaming board website Thursday morning. The clock is now running for the publicly traded Rhode Island-based company to…
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Bally’s files application with state for first Chicago casino
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Illinois Casino, VGT Revenues Take Hit In June

The Illinois Gaming Board reported a combined $327.4 million in revenue from casino gaming and video gaming terminals in June as both wagering disciplines declined from the prior month. A dip in attendance appeared to be a key contributing factor in the 5.1% decline in casino revenue for June to $110.7 million. There were 745546 admissions across…
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Illinois Casino, VGT Revenues Take Hit In June
The Grand Island Independent

Application for Nebraska license was made Tuesday

Elite Casino Resorts, which plans to build a casino at Grand Island's Fonner Park, submitted its Nebraska gaming license application on Tuesday. The Iowa-based company and Fonner Park are hopeful for a quick approval of the application, according to an Elite Casino news release. "Should approval be received, Grand Island Casino Resort at Fonner…
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Application for Nebraska license was made Tuesday
Little Village Magazine

Cedar Rapids' chance for a casino will be blocked by surprise amendment to gambling bill

Cedar Rapids' latest attempt to add a downtown casino encountered an unexpected problem on Monday, when the Iowa Legislature approved a bill with an amendment that prohibits the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission (IRGC) from issuing any new casino licenses before June 30, 2024. "This is incredibly unfair," Cedar Rapids Democrat Rep. Kirsten…
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Cedar Rapids' chance for a casino will be blocked by surprise amendment to gambling bill
KWQC

RDA awards gambling proceeds to community organizations

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - The Regional Development Authority Board, which holds the license to the Rhythm City Casino, has approved 77 community grant awards, totaling $1950802 in gambling proceeds to support area nonprofit, civic, and governmental organizations. $250000 will be paid as multi-cycle commitments to Humility Housing and Service, Inc.…
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RDA awards gambling proceeds to community organizations
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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…
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Aldermen push back on three Chicago casino finalists, as city looks to select a winner ‘within a month’
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Bally’s Quad Cities casino slot machines now open 24/7

Bally's Quad Cities in Illinois, rebranded last month from Jumer's Casino and Hotel, is officially opening its casino slot machines 24 hours a day, seven days a week, as of October 1. As of Friday, October 1, Bally's Quad Cities in Rock Island, Illinois is officially opening its casino slot machines 24 hours a day, seven days a week, including new…
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Bally’s Quad Cities casino slot machines now open 24/7
Our Quad Cities

Isle Casino Bettendorf launches first charter flight to Harrah’s in Nevada Thursday

The inaugural Caesars Rewards Air flight from the Quad Cities to Harrah's Laughlin Resort & Casino in Nevada was scheduled to leave late Thursday afternoon with 95 passengers on board. The Quad Cities joins more than 150 locations across the U.S. participating in Caesars Rewards Flight packages. Isle Casino Hotel Bettendorf, a Caesars Entertainment…
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Isle Casino Bettendorf launches first charter flight to Harrah’s in Nevada Thursday
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Chicago Tribune

Chicago has five competing casino bids. Here’s what’s proposed.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is looking at five proposals from three firms vying to run Chicago's casino. Now it's almost time for her to show her hand. City officials are sifting through the bids, including one from Hard Rock International that would set the gambling emporium in a massive mixed-use project, One Central, which developers hope to…
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Chicago has five competing casino bids. Here’s what’s proposed.
Iowa Public Radio

Linn County will vote on a gambling referendum Tuesday. The outcome could have impacts statewide

Linn County residents once again have the chance to weigh in on whether gambling should be allowed in the community. The referendum on the ballot Tuesday could have implications for communities across the state that rely on revenues from existing casinos. The gambling industry has grown significantly in Iowa since lawmakers opened the door for…
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Linn County will vote on a gambling referendum Tuesday. The outcome could have impacts statewide
Our Quad Cities

Bally’s Quad Cities casino slot machines to be available 24/7

Bally's Quad Cities in Rock Island is officially opening its casino slot machines 24 hours a day, seven days a week, starting Friday, Oct. 1, 2021, including new slots. "Under our new Bally's ownership and brand, we are excited to be able to expand our gaming times and offerings to our guests. After constricting hours and capacities during the…
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Bally’s Quad Cities casino slot machines to be available 24/7
Our Quad Cities

Jumer’s Casino & Hotel converts to Bally’s Quad Cities

Forty-eight years after the Jumer's name first made its mark in the Quad Cities, it's disappearing - as Bally's Corporation Tuesday officially kicked off its rebranding of Jumer's Casino & Hotel in Rock Island by changing the property's name to Bally's Quad Cities Casino & Hotel. Three months after the company bought the 13-year-old casino and…
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Jumer’s Casino & Hotel converts to Bally’s Quad Cities
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Jumer’s Casino & Hotel gets new name

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (KWQC) - Jumer's Casino & Hotel has a new name. Bally's Corporation said in a media release Tuesday that it will now be known as Bally's Quad Cities Casino & Hotel, 777 Bally Blvd. The property-wide rebrand, which Bally expects to complete by the first half of 2022, will include new exterior signage, Bally's dice, cards, gaming…
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Jumer’s Casino & Hotel gets new name
News-Gazette

Politicians' next pension 'fix': Gambling with your money

Imagine a husband going to his wife with a grand scheme to get his family out of the financial trouble they're in. Out-of-control spending and too much debt has made a mess of their lives, and his wife has been asking him for years to scale down spending and cut back excesses. Unfortunately, that's never happened, and now, things are…
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The Grand Island Independent

Some will drive to Grand Island casino just to get away

Grand Island's casino probably will draw customers from a wider area than Rhythm City Casino Resort at Davenport, Iowa, because Rhythm City is located in a heavily populated area. Davenport is part of the Quad Cities, which is home to between 350000 and 400000 people. Seventy percent to 80% of Rhythm City's patrons live in the Quad Cities, said…
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Some will drive to Grand Island casino just to get away
The Grand Island Independent

Rhythm City Casino Resort provides glimpse of what’s to come in Grand Island

DAVENPORT, Iowa - Rhythm City Casino Resort has many of the same features that are likely to be found at the Grand Island Casino Resort at Fonner Park. The properties share the same owner - Elite Casino Resorts. Rhythm City Casino Resort, which is five years old, is right next to Interstate 80 and also close to Interstate 74 at Davenport, Iowa. On…
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Rhythm City Casino Resort provides glimpse of what’s to come in Grand Island