Location: Illinois

07/14/25 8:56 PM

Illinois: Hard Rock Rockford’s hotel plans remain undefined

  • Kevin Haas, Rock River Current
As Hard Rock Casino Rockford nears its first year since opening, it’s still working to determine when to break ground on the next phase of... more
07/14/25 4:21 PM

Illinois: BetMGM to impose minimum bet starting Wednesday

  • Jill R. Dorson, In Game
BetMGM will require a minimum bet of $2.50 in Illinois beginning Wednesday, representing the latest pushback against the per-wager tax the... more
07/11/25 2:39 PM

Illinois online casino gaming is coming, state attorney general predicts

  • Ryan Butler, Covers
Illinois will “at some point” legalize real money online casino gaming, the state’s attorney general predicted Thursday. Illinois is set to... more
07/10/25 2:30 PM

Recent openings drive Illinois casino revenue up 15% in June vs. 2024, although down from May

  • Charlotte Capewell, Special to CDC Gaming
Illinois casinos generated $159.1 million in adjusted gross receipts in June, up 15.1% year-over-year fueled by the opening of new casinos,... more
07/04/25 3:20 PM

Three high-profile Illinois casinos have now faced allegations over contractors with reputed mob ties

  • Robert Herguth and Mitchell Armentrout, Chicago Sun-Times
The largest fine levied by the Illinois Gaming Board in recent memory — $3.2 million — was paid in 2003 by Grand Victoria Casino in Elgin,... more
07/02/25 3:06 PM

Illinois sports betting per-bet fee begins today

  • Matthew Waters, Legal Sports Report
It is the beginning of the 2026 fiscal year in Illinois, which means sports betting enters a new phase of taxation. The per-bet fee of 25... more
07/01/25 3:50 PM

Fanatics plans $0.25 surcharge on Illinois wagers, follows DraftKings and FanDuel

  • Chris Altruda, In Game
Fanatics is the third mobile sportsbook operator to announce it will place a surcharge on wagers in Illinois if the per wager tax that was... more
06/29/25 4:16 PM

Horror theme park envisioned near Bally’s Chicago casino

  • Fran Spielman, Chicago Sun-Times
A vacant industrial building across the street from Bally’s planned permanent casino in the city’s River West neighborhood would transform... more
06/18/25 3:43 PM

Chicago: Superstructure permit issued for hotel tower at Bally’s Casino

  • Lukas Kugle, Urbanize Chicago
A superstructure permit has been issued for the construction of the hotel tower at Bally’s Chicago casino at 705 W. Chicago Ave. Planned by... more
06/16/25 1:07 PM

Illinois: Fairmount Park celebrates Grand Opening Week

  • Rege Behe — Lead Contributor, CDC Gaming
Fairmount Park Casino & Racing in Collinsville, Illinois, recently announced that Grand Opening Week will be June 16—20, with guests... more