Location: Illinois

09/18/23 4:01 PM

Illinois tops $2 billion in adjusted gross revenue for sports wagering

  • Chris Altruda, SportsHandle
The Illinois Gaming Board reported $60.4 million in adjusted gross revenue for sports wagering in July, making Illinois the third state in... more
09/14/23 3:57 PM

Illinois Gaming Board renews Harrah’s Joliet casino license

  • Chris Altruda, USBets
The Illinois Gaming Board put a bow on a busy period of administrative casino gaming work Tuesday when it unanimously approved renewing the... more
09/12/23 8:36 PM

EDITORIAL: Want to snag an effective tax cut? Stay out of all the new Illinois casinos.

  • Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune
When riverboat casinos first opened in Illinois in the early 1990s, the state’s most powerful politicians were conspicuous by their... more
09/10/23 1:24 PM

Illinois: Harrah’s Metropolis Casino now taking bets at Caesars Sportsbook

  • Josh Seabaugh, KFVS-TV
Harrah’s Metropolis Casino and Hotel is now accepting its first-ever in-person sports bets through the best-in-class Caesars Sportsbook. To... more
09/09/23 2:12 PM

Bally’s temporary Chicago casino opens for business at Medinah Temple

  • Allison Novelo, Mitchell Armentrout and Pat Nabong, Chicago Sun-Times
After decades of political wrangling by past Chicago mayors, years of City Hall jockeying by potential developers for the lucrative deal... more
09/08/23 4:29 PM

Chicago: Bally’s gets Gaming Board approval to open Medinah Temple temporary casino this weekend

  • Robert Channick , Chicago Tribune
After years of planning, months of buildout and several days of monitored practice sessions, Bally’s Chicago got the green light Friday... more
09/08/23 4:16 PM

Chicago: Bally’s landlord at Medinah Temple hits $20 million jackpot with temporary casino

  • Tim Novak and Mitchell Armentrout , Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago’s first casino has yet to open to the public, but someone already has hit a jackpot topping $20 million. It’s Albert M. Friedman,... more
09/05/23 3:40 PM

Chicago: Bally’s could open at Medinah Temple this weekend — as long as it aces practice sessions

  • Mitchell Armentrout, Chicago Sun Times
All bets could be on in Chicago this weekend at Medinah Temple if all goes as planned for Bally’s over the next few days at the... more
08/30/23 1:31 PM

Analyst scrutinizes Hard Rock sale

  • David McKee, CDC Gaming
Hard Rock International’s entry into the property-resale trend brought the tribally owned company to the notice of lead Deutsche Bank... more
08/29/23 8:47 PM

GLPI acquires Hard Rock Casino site in Rockford, Illinois

  • Buck Wargo, CDC Gaming
Gaming and Leisure Properties announced Tuesday that it has acquired the northern Illinois site associated with the Hard Rock Casino... more