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

March 9, 2020

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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

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

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

City of Rockford recommends casino proposal from Hard Rock International

Kim M

October 2, 2019

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In a Monday press conference, Mayor Tom McNamara said that of the three proposals received for a Rockford casino, the Hard Rock International Casino submission was "the most complete and sound proposal" and was...

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

Kim M

September 2, 2019

Casino proposals, Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling 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

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

Investigation determines that Illinois would benefit from airport slots

Adam Morgan

August 19, 2019

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

In Illinois and an official feasibility study has reportedly determined that the state could earn up to $18.5 million every year by bringing a complement of around 500 slots to O'Hare International Airport and ...

Potawatomi Hotel & Casino leaders submit response to request for proposal to develop casino in Waukegan, IL

Kim M

August 6, 2019

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After the mayor of Waukegan said back in May that the city has a 'shovel-ready’ site for a new casino, on Monday, August 5 leaders of Potawatomi Hotel & Casino in Milwaukee announced that it submitted an ap...

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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

Poarch Band of Creek Indians planning to enter Illinois casino market

City of Rockford recommends casino proposal from Hard Rock International

New report casts doubts on efficacy of Illinois casino expansion plan

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

Rush Street Gaming releases Waukegan casino proposal

Investigation determines that Illinois would benefit from airport slots

Potawatomi Hotel & Casino leaders submit response to request for proposal to develop casino in Waukegan, IL

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