Location: Illinois

Nevada’s two largest slot machine route operators sold their businesses to companies headquartered in Illinois. The move showed the growing... more

Nationwide handle for state-by-state sports wagering, which began in June 2018 following the U.S. Supreme Court striking down PASPA,... more

Funding for riverfront development, city sewer upgrades, construction of an addition to the Boys and Girls Club and paying down city fire... more

Bally’s Chicago is scrambling to find a new spot for its planned hotel tower at the Freedom Center casino site to avoid damaging city water... more

Any definitive verdict on the new Chicago gambling emporium, Bally’s Chicago, is premature. The operation is still in its temporary home at... more

Eight months from opening the Hard Rock Casino Rockford, the temporary casino on Bell School Road closed out its second — and final — full... more

Illinois casino revenue went out in style in December, marking the first time in 2023 that Illinois casinos generated more than $140... more

The number of visitors and the money they lost both ticked up at the new downtown Chicago casino in December. But Bally’s continues... more

When it comes to shopping for the best pari-mutuel pools on horse races, Illinoisans are spoiled for choice. That spoiling has become even... more

Bally’s Thursday announced that the company is opening a retail sportsbook at its Bally’s Sports Bar in Rock Island, Illinois. The venue... more