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Illinois Gaming Commission approves Hard Rock International to begin construction on Rockford casino

February 5, 2021

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino project updates, Illinois

This week, the Illinois Gaming Commission decided that Hard Rock International could begin construction of its Hard Rock Casino in Rockford. The property was found suitable for a license, which means constructi...

No live poker being planned for envisioned Hard Rock Casino Rockford

Adam Morgan

October 21, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Casino News, Poker, Licenses, Illinois

Three weeks after being selected as the preferred bidder for the license to build and run a new casino in the northern Illinois city of Rockford and Hard Rock International has reportedly announced that it does...

Second tribe to enter race for suburban Chicago casino license

Adam Morgan

October 9, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Casino proposals, Casino News, Licenses, Illinois

In Illinois and a second federally-recognized tribe is reportedly soon set to enter the race for the right to build and operate a casino due to be licensed for the southern suburbs of Chicago. According to a...

Poarch Band of Creek Indians planning to enter Illinois casino market

Adam Morgan

October 3, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Casino proposals, Casino News, Licenses, Illinois

The Poarch Band of Creek Indians has reportedly announced that it is hoping to enter the Illinois casino market by being given permission to build and run a $275 million gambling facility on the border between ...

New report casts doubts on efficacy of Illinois casino expansion plan

Adam Morgan

September 13, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Lottery, Horse Racing, Sports betting, Taxation, Illinois

In Illinois and an official report has reportedly cast considerable doubts on whether the state’s plan to license up to six additional casinos and bring gaming tables and sportsbetting to its horseracing tracks...

Competition for Rockford’s single casino license heats up; three proposals submitted

K Morrison

September 2, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Illinois

All vying for the chance to win the right to build and operate a casino, three competitors have each submitted a proposal to the city of Rockford in the hopes of being granted the single available license. A...

Rush Street Gaming releases Waukegan casino proposal

Adam Morgan

August 23, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Casino News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Illinois

American casino operator, Rush Street Gaming, has reportedly unveiled a plan that would see it partner with counterpart Churchill Downs Incorporated in order to build and operate a 1,625-seat gambling venue in ...

Community advocacy group pushes new proposal for casino in downtown Rockford

K Morrison

July 31, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Casino News, Illinois

Downtown Rockford is the location a coalition of community advocates has targeted for a proposed entertainment district to include a casino and an aquarium. The Rock River West casino group recently announce...

Chicago mayor asking residents to suggest sites for envisioned urban casino

Adam Morgan

July 29, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino proposals, Casino News, Illinois

Following the recent passage of legislation that is to allow Chicago host a casino for the very first time and the giant city’s mayor, Lori Lightfoot, has reportedly launched an online survey that is asking res...

Hard Rock announces casino proposal for Rockford; further details forthcoming

K Morrison

July 16, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Casino News, Casino project updates, Indepth / Featured Articles, Illinois

At an invitation-only announcement today at the site of the former Clock Tower Resort, Jim Allen, chairman and Chief Executive Officer for Hard Rock International together with Cheap Trick guitarist, Rick Niels...

Illinois House of Representatives passes casino expansion legislation

Adam Morgan

June 3, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino proposals, Casino News, Horse Racing, Licenses, Sports betting, Illinois

Following two days of intense debate, the Illinois House of Representatives reportedly passed a piece of legislation on Saturday that could see the Midwestern state license of up to six additional casinos inclu...

Casino expansion language inserted into Illinois sportsbetting proposal

Adam Morgan

May 28, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino proposals, Horse Racing, Casino News, Licenses, Sports betting, Illinois

In Illinois, a state legislator is reportedly planning to insert language into a proposed sportsbetting legalization measure that could eventually lead to the licensing of up to six additional casinos including...

Waukegan mayor extols the virtues of ‘shovel-ready’ casino proposal

Adam Morgan

May 6, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino proposals, Casino News, Illinois

In Illinois, the mayor for the small northern city of Waukegan has reportedly told state legislators that a plan to construct a casino on 32 acres of land his community purchased in 2003 is ‘shovel-ready.’ P...

Officials to push for Rockford casino at Chicago gaming summit

K Morrison

August 22, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino News, Illinois

In Illinois, the push for a Rockford casino continues as the mayor and local state representatives of the Land of Lincoln travel to Chicago on Wednesday for a hearing on gaming expansion. According to MyStat...

Proposed Wisconsin casino would ‘devastate’ Rockford says Illinois lawmaker

K Morrison

December 25, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Casino project updates, Wisconsin

A casino proposed by the Ho-Chunk Nation and the city of Beloit, located in southern Wisconsin, would, according to an Illinois lawmaker, be economically devastating to an adjacent Illinois town. The results...