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Illinois Governor backtracks; rescinds remote registration process for mobile sports betting

July 27, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Sports betting, Illinois

On Friday, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker issued a Gubernatorial Disaster Proclamation. This proclamation rescinded the remote registration process for mobile sports betting in the state. The change in the reg...

Illinois licenses for FanDuel Group and DraftKings Incorporated

Adam Morgan

July 21, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online gambling regulation, Gaming Industry News, Mobile gaming, Economy/Finance, Licenses, Sports betting, Online Gambling News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Illinois

Prominent online sportsbook operators FanDuel Group and DraftKings Incorporated have reportedly been granted temporary licenses to begin offering their services to punters in the American state of Illinois. ...

Chicago casino legislation gets gubernatorial consent

Adam Morgan

July 1, 2020

Casino proposals, Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Taxation, Illinois

Illinois Governor Jay Robert Pritzker reportedly put his signature to legislation yesterday that will allow the city of Chicago to host a casino complete with slots and a wide range of gaming tables. Accordi...

Casinos across Illinois to partially re-open from Wednesday morning

Adam Morgan

June 26, 2020

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino openings, Casino closures, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Illinois

The ten riverboat casinos in the American state of Illinois are reportedly set to re-open from Wednesday morning after being temporarily shuttered some 15 weeks ago owing to the coronavirus pandemic. Accordi...

Illinois unveils post-coronavirus casino re-opening guidelines

Adam Morgan

June 10, 2020

Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino openings, Casino closures, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Illinois

After being temporarily shut down on March 16 due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and the ten riverboat casinos in the American state of Illinois have now reportedly been issued with a set of official re-op...

Plan for envisioned Chicago casino receives a legislative boost

Adam Morgan

May 25, 2020

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In Illinois and the possibility that Chicago will one day host a casino has reportedly been brought one step closure following the passage yesterday of revisions to the Midwestern state’s upcoming annual budget...

Boyd Gaming closes several casinos in US amidst Coronavirus outbreak: All Illinois Casinos shutdown

Sadonna Price

March 16, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, U.S.A., Illinois, Pennsylvania

Late last week, Governor Tom Wolf of Pennsylvania issued a mandate in which public schools, community centers as well as entertainment venues in Montgomery County shut down for a two-week time frame. This closu...

Illinois March Madness ready as Rivers Casino Des Plains launches sports betting on Monday

Kim M

March 9, 2020

NCAA, Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Gaming Industry News, Licenses, Sports betting, Illinois

Legal sports betting finally begins in Illinois on Monday, and the state's most lucrative casino, Rivers Casino in Des Plaines, plans to open its state-of-the-art sportsbook in time for one of the busiest betti...

Rivers Casino Des Plaines receives permission to come ashore

Adam Morgan

November 12, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino News, Casino expansion projects, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Licenses, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Illinois

In Illinois and Rivers Casino Des Plains will reportedly be expanding the size of its gaming operations by around 10% as part of a scheme that is to see the riverboat facility move part of its casino floor onto...

Full House Resorts Incorporated submits Waukegan license application

Adam Morgan

October 29, 2019

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

American regional casino operator, Full House Resorts Incorporated, has announced that it has become the sixth firm to submit an official application to the Illinois Gaming Board in hopes of winning the right t...

Cook County casino license race gets a sixth candidate community

Adam Morgan

October 23, 2019

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

The small city of Country Club Hills in Illinois has reportedly become the sixth runner in the race to secure the sole license to build and operate a casino for the southern suburbs of Chicago. According to ...

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...

Calumet City enters race for Cook County casino license

Adam Morgan

October 21, 2019

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

A fourth community in Illinois has reportedly entered the race in hopes of securing permission to build and operate the casino that is being licensed for the southern suburbs of Chicago. According to a Sunda...

Race for suburban Chicago casino license gets a third runner

Adam Morgan

October 15, 2019

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

In Illinois and a third community has reportedly partnered with a federally-recognized tribe in hopes of being given permission to build and operate the casino due to be licensed for the southern suburbs of Chi...

Second tribe to enter race for suburban Chicago casino license

Adam Morgan

October 9, 2019

Tribal Gaming, Casino proposals, Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling 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...

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Illinois Governor backtracks; rescinds remote registration process for mobile sports betting

Illinois licenses for FanDuel Group and DraftKings Incorporated

Chicago casino legislation gets gubernatorial consent

Plan for envisioned Chicago casino receives a legislative boost

Boyd Gaming closes several casinos in US amidst Coronavirus outbreak: All Illinois Casinos shutdown

Illinois March Madness ready as Rivers Casino Des Plains launches sports betting on Monday

Rivers Casino Des Plaines receives permission to come ashore

Full House Resorts Incorporated submits Waukegan license application

Cook County casino license race gets a sixth candidate community

No live poker being planned for envisioned Hard Rock Casino Rockford

Calumet City enters race for Cook County casino license

Race for suburban Chicago casino license gets a third runner

Second tribe to enter race for suburban Chicago casino license

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