Location: Illinois

The suburban Chicago city of Des Plaines is off the hook for $5 million of its annual tax paid to the state of Illinois. Earlier this... more

The Illinois Gaming Board reported Tuesday that the state’s sportsbooks had traditional sports wagering handle of nearly $1.08 billion in... more

Circa Sports is gaining success as a niche player in a crowded national sports-betting field, expanding into other states and taking large... more

The new mayor of Chicago, Brandon Johnson, is finding a bare cupboard as he navigates his first city budget. That’s in part because of... more

Full House Resorts received an opportunity for an extension of time for development of its permanent Waukegan casino from the Illinois... more

The stumbling start for Chicago’s temporary casino prompted an influential City Council member to warn Thursday that the city may be stuck... more

Customers at Rivers Casino in Des Plaines were targeted by a data breach of the casino’s systems in August, the casino announced Thursday.... more

Illinois’ October casino revenue was a mix of good and bad news. Bally’s Chicago, the state’s newest casino and the only property in... more

A south suburban casino is on track for a summer opening as work progresses to get the East Hazel Crest building “under roof” before winter... more

With the betting window closed on the first full month of operation at Bally’s temporary casino, the Medinah Temple site raked in more than... more