Location: Illinois

Illinois Gaming Board Administrator Marcus Fruchter renewed seven sports betting licenses for retail sportsbooks Thursday, the first such... more

Casinos in Illinois broke a lengthy streak of same-store revenue declines last month. Two casinos, Bally’s in Chicago and Walker’s Bluff in... more

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed the state’s $53.1 billion budget package for Fiscal Year 2025 into law Wednesday, ushering in a... more

The Evanston City Council rejected a proposal to legalize video gambling terminals. Councilmembers voted 5-2 against an ordinance that... more

Overshadowed in the early Wednesday morning drama of the Illinois House of Representatives approving a budget that included changing the... more

Illinois legislators have called the bluff of online sports betting companies that are suggesting they might reduce operations — or close... more

The Illinois House of Representatives voted for concurrence on a series of amendments to House Bill 4951 in the early hours of Wednesday... more

Two bills that would have legalized online casinos in Illinois stalled in committee as the state legislative session concluded last week.... more

Rockford’s Hard Rock Casino will open at the end of the summer, and an East High graduate and Marine veteran will be a key part of the... more

Evanston City Council members voted 5-2 Tuesday night to reject a proposal from Ald. Devon Reid (8th) to permit slot machines in local... more