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Illinois Gaming Board Approves Relocation of Two Hollywood Casinos in Chicago

Illinois Gaming Board (IGB) has approved the relocation of Holywood Aurora and Hollywood Joliet casinos owned by Penn Entertainment. The parent company of the two suburban Chicago casinos and the Ameristar Casi...

Illinois Casino Profits Fell By $200M Compared To 2012; Chicago Wagers On Casino

For decades, the casino industry has been one of the major contributors to the Illinois economy. However, things have changed; as from 2012 to 2022, the same industry saw a $200 million decline, according to da...

Hard Rock Casino Rockford Adds Live Table Games to the Gaming Floor

A source reports that Hard Rock Casino Rockford has added blackjack and other live table games today. This addition represents a significant milestone in the casino's operations strengthening Hard Rock's portfo...

Connecticut Lottery Corporation And Rush Street Interactive To Dissolve Partnership

On March 27th, Rush Street Interactive (RSI), a flagship online casino and sports betting operator based in Chicago, Illinois, decided together with Connecticut Lottery Corporation (CLC) to end their online and...

Richton Park Casino and Racing Development Versus Hawthorne Veto Power

The real-estate developer Greenway Entertainment Group announced Wednesday its intention to build a casino and horse race track in south suburban Richton Park. In line with the announcement, Illinois lawmakers ...

Both Mayor Candidates Support Legalization of Video Gambling in Chicago

Both candidates for Chicago mayor - Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson - would support the legalization of video gambling machines within their city limits if elected in the April 4 election. The candidates would ...

PT’s Owner Golden Entertainment Intends To Sell Slot Routes; To Concentrate On Bars, Casinos

On Monday, March 6, Golden Entertainment, owner of PT's Taverns Chain and The Strat headquartered in Las Vegas, reported that it is selling its distributed gaming business to J&J Ventures Gaming, an Illinoi...

MGM Resorts Finalizes Sale of Gold Strike Tunica; Churchill Downs Incorporated Sells Arlington Heights Property To Chicago Bears

On February 15, MGM Resorts International, a leading internationally recognized hospitality and entertainment company based in Las Vegas, Nevada, reported that it has completed the sale of its subsidiary Gold S...

Illinois Regulators Give Approval For Temporary Gambling Hall At Medinah Temple; Chicago Casino Proposal Moving Forward

The Chicago Plan Commission and Illinois Gaming Board, known as Illinois regulators, are still assessing Bally’s entire casino proposal, Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s Bally’s Chicago, which the company presented in Au...

Casino Queen Marquette Gets Approval From Iowa Regulator To Move Ashore

On Thursday, its St. Louis-based owner, Queen Casino and Entertainment, publicly announced that Casino Queen Marquette, one of Iowa's boathouse casinos, received approval from the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commiss...

Virginia’s First Stand-Alone Casino Opens in Portsmouth

After several years under construction, first stand-alone casino in Virginia, Rivers Casino Portsmouth by Chicago-based Rush Street Gaming, will officially open on Monday at 10 AM at Portsmouth. Humanitarian...

FanDuel Sportsbook has launched US-first single account for sports and horse racing betting

North American top-tier online gaming operator, FanDuel, launched a new platform last week to enable its customers to use a single account to access parimutuel betting on horse racing, as well as traditional sp...
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Chicago Plan Commission Approves Bally’s Chicago Casino Proposal

The plans for the Bally's casino in Chicago are already prepared. The one thing that everyone was waiting for was approval from the city's planning agency, which was finally announced on Monday.    The zonin...
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Bally’s Chicago Casino Gets $500 Million Lease

Bally's Corporation has announced important news – the company is partnering up with a real estate private equity firm from Chicago to build Bally's Chicago casino.    The investor has acquired the Tribune P...