Location: Illinois
Bally’s execs mum on merger, buyout during earnings call
Top executives of Bally’s Corp. took no questions and gave little color concerning the company’s recently announced merger with The Queen... more
Accel Entertainment results looking up in Q2
Illinois-based video-gaming-terminal provider, Accel Entertainment, on its earning call Tuesday announced record net revenue of $309.4... more
Illinois: With a month to go before it opens, Rockford’s Hard Rock Casino looks to fill dozens of jobs
Hard Rock Casino Rockford will officially open its doors on Friday, August 30th, and the company is still looking to hire workers to fill... more
Chicago: Advocates for bird-friendly design fear casino could cause mass casualties
Advocates for bird-friendly building construction in Chicago are cautiously optimistic new mitigations at McCormick Place Lakeside Center —... more
With Chicago casino on the horizon, Bally’s accepts $4.6 billion buyout, merger
The corporation behind Chicago’s casino has accepted a buyout offer from its largest shareholder under a $4.6 billion merger agreement that... more
OPINION: With latest Bally’s Casino plan, Chicago risks doubling down on a bad bet
An age-old truth, well-known by gamblers, holds that you should never chase your losses. With Bally’s Chicago Casino, the city risks doing... more
Illinois Lottery celebrates its 50th anniversary at Chicago River Casino
Several thousand people helped the Illinois Lottery celebrate its 50th anniversary last week with a disco-themed party at Chicago River... more
Global tech outage causing chaos at airports, businesses
A global computer systems outage related to Microsoft Windows led to widespread issues at airports, banks, hospitals and other businesses... more
Illinois: Accel Entertainment to acquire FanDuel’s Collinsville venue, plans new casino
Big changes are on the horizon at FanDuel Sportsbook and Horse Racing and the Collinsville Horse Track. Accel Entertainment will acquire... more
Analysts applaud Bally’s deal
Both Jefferies Equity Research analyst David Katz and Truist Securities stock-cruncher Barry Jonas were full of praise for the transaction... more



