Location: Illinois

Federal authorities are investigating the theft of paychecks destined for workers at Rivers Casino in Des Plaines. More than a dozen checks... more

Police arrested a Waukegan man after they say he cheated while gambling at Rivers Casino in Des Plaines, leading to him winning when he was... more

Chicago should feel like a winner now that the City Council has granted zoning approval for Bally’s to build a $1.7 billion gaming complex... more

Bally’s Corp. Chairman Soo Kim says building and running a proposed $1.7 billion casino complex in Chicago is crucial to the successful... more

More than three years after Hawthorne Race Course was authorized to add casino gambling, not a single card has been dealt nor a coin... more

The Illinois Gaming Board reported $114 million in casino gaming revenue in November, as a dip in electronic gaming device (EGD) and slots... more

The Illinois Department of Human Services has launched “Are You Really Winning?” — a campaign to build awareness of problem gambling and to... more

Mayor Lori Lightfoot cleared a key hurdle to two longtime goals of her first term — delivering Chicago’s first-ever casino and an extension... more

Zoning for a Bally’s casino in Chicago got the blessing Tuesday of a City Council committee as a key alderperson accepted the company’s... more

Bally’s Corp. expects a 71 percent return on investment from its $70 million temporary casino at Medinah Temple in Chicago. That was the... more