Illinois slot route operator accused of sexual assault in civil case

Thursday, October 30, 2025 7:06 PM
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  • Teri Maddox, Belleville News-Democrat

An anonymous woman has filed a civil lawsuit accusing Illinois gambling and cannabis entrepreneur Jeff Rehberger Jr. of raping her 20 years ago, when he was 17 and she was a 15-year-old minor.

Rehberger, 38, is a Highland native now based in the Chicago area and San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Attorneys for the woman — referred to as “Jane Doe” — filed the lawsuit Oct. 21 in Cook County Circuit Court, alleging the rape occurred in July 2005 at a friend’s house…

Rehberger is the owner of Lucky Lincoln Gaming, which operates nearly 1,500 slot and poker machines in about 250 bars, gas stations and other establishments throughout Illinois, according to its website.