Location: Illinois

02/06/26 8:32 AM

Illinois sends 60 cease-and-desist orders to online casinos ahead of Super Bowl

  • Charlotte Capewell, COMPLETE iGAMING
As Super Bowl Sunday approaches, Illinois is stepping up efforts to protect consumers from unregulated igaming operations by issuing more... more
02/05/26 3:34 PM

Illinois Gaming Board delays vote after Boyd says it’ll move Par-A-Dice casino floor to barge

  • Joe Deacon, WCBU radio
Boyd Gaming has shifted its plans for redevelopment of the Par-A-Dice Hotel Casino site in East Peoria, moving the casino floor to a... more
02/03/26 8:45 PM

Peoria sues to stop Illinois Gaming Board from voting on Par-A-Dice rebuild

  • Andy Kravetz and Tanya Williams, WMBD-TV
The city of Peoria has filed a lawsuit seeking to block a vote by the Illinois Gaming Board on Boyd Gaming’s proposal to build a new... more
02/02/26 9:53 PM

Peoria City Council rejects settlement with Boyd over $160M Par-A-Dice redevelopment

  • Joe Deacon, WCBU radio
A possible agreement between the City of Peoria and the parent company of the Par-A-Dice Hotel Casino was voted down Monday, leaving the... more
02/01/26 6:48 PM

Peoria City Council to discuss settlement with Boyd Gaming over Par-A-Dice’s location

  • Andy Kravetz and Josh Seabaugh, WMBD-TV
Under terms of a proposed deal between Peoria and the owners of the Par-A-Dice Casino Hotel, the city could get additional revenues if it... more
02/01/26 6:45 PM

Financial mess at Hawthorne Race Course could scuttle potential Chicago racino

  • Chris Altruda, Casino Reports
Hawthorne Race Course, the horse racing track that has struggled to secure financing for a $400 million racino to be built on its grounds... more
01/29/26 2:18 PM

Illinois Racing Board suspends Suburban Downs license

  • Bob Kieckhefer, BloodHorse
The Illinois Racing Board has suspended the license of Suburban Downs, operator of harness racing at Hawthorne Race Course, casting doubt... more
01/28/26 3:15 PM

Illinois: Hollywood Casino’s new location in Aurora to include luxury wellness spa

  • R. Christian Smith, Aurora Beacon-News
Hollywood Casino announced Tuesday that it will be bringing a Pennsylvania-based luxury wellness spa to the $360 million casino resort... more
01/27/26 7:11 PM

Hollywood Casino’s new location near Chicago to include luxury wellness spa

  • R. Christian Smith, Aurora Beacon-News
Hollywood Casino announced Tuesday that it will be bringing a Pennsylvania-based luxury wellness spa to the $360 million casino resort... more
01/27/26 2:58 PM

Chicago: First glass curtain wall panels installed on Bally’s Casino hotel tower

  • Daniel Schell, Chicago Yimby
The first handful of glass curtain wall panels have been installed on the hotel tower for Bally’s Casino in River West. The panels were put... more