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Industry
May 6, 2022
Caesars Agreed Sports Partnership with Chicago White Sox
Caesars Entertainment announced a partnership with the Chicago White Sox designated the company as the Exclusive Casino Partner and Caesars Sportsbook as an Official Sports Betting Partner of the franchise from Illinois. ‘Globally Recognized Entertainment Leader’ The sports agreement with the MLB team from Chicago will allow Caesars and Caesars Sportsbook access to official logos […]
Poker
April 7, 2022
Rivers Casino Des Plaines to Open Its New Poker Room This April
Poker fans in Illinois are in for a treat, considering that the Rivers Casino Des Plaines confirmed it will open a new poker room later this month. A New Poker Room Will Open Its Doors This Month in Illinois The premier poker room at Rivers Casino Des Plaines location will open for visitors this month. […]
Casino
April 6, 2022
Chicago Casino Development Concerns Are Discussed in Community Meetings
Mayor Lori Lightfoot has left three front-runners for the multibillion-dollar casino project in Chicago – Bally’s, Rivers, and Hard Rock. The developers behind the bids of these three giants will hold community meetings with residents in South Loop, Near South Side, and River West to discuss all of the concerns. Bally’s is Modifying Its Proposal […]
Sports
March 16, 2022
RSI Joins Forces with Former Chicago Bulls Player Joakim Noah
Online sports betting and casino gaming company Rush Street Interactive (RSI) announced today a new arrangement for its BetRivers.com and PlaySugarHouse.com brands with former NBA star Joakim Noah. Match Made in … Chicago Chicago-based RSI and the former Chicago Bulls player Noah agreed to a brand and content partnership deal that will see the popular […]
Industry
March 11, 2022
Illinois Sets New Monthly Record Handle of $867.5m in January
A packed sporting calendar in January contributed to Illinois sportsbooks’ record monthly handle in January and further raised expectations about what is still to come in 2022. New Record in Monthly Handle Licensed sports betting operators in Illinois reported an aggregate handle of $867.5 million in January online and retail wagers to beat the state’s […]
Sports
March 7, 2022
Illinois Preparing to Suspend In-Person Betting Registration
Illinois is preparing to enter the March Madness season with a few perks of its own. The sports betting state has allowed bettors to continue betting on events remotely providing they have registered in-person beforehand for most of the two years the industry has been online. Now, the state has also scrapped this last pesky […]
Legal
February 10, 2022
Kazuo Okada Ordered to Pay $50M Legal Fee Over Wynn Resorts Fight
Kazuo Okada received some good news last month when a court in the Philippines determined that he hadn’t committed fraud against a former business partner. That saved him over $3 million. However, his joy was short-lived. He’s now on the hook for $50 million to a law firm in the US. That payment is for […]
Sports
February 1, 2022
FanDuel Plans Land-Based Sportsbook at the United Center Stadium
The American gambling operator FanDuel is seeking to expand its business with a new land-based sportsbook in Chicago. The company envisions opening the new venue at the United Center stadium. FanDuel’s Plans for the Sportsbook The United Center is owned by two notable sports franchises – the Chicago Bulls team from the National Basketball Association […]
Casino
January 28, 2022
Hard Rock Greenlighted for Permanent Casino in Rockford, Illinois
Hard Rock International’s temporary casino in Rockford, IL, is going to go away. However, it’s going to be replaced with something bigger and better. The Illinois Gaming Board (IGB) voted 4 to 1 to license the Hard Rock Casino Rockford. The license gives the operator two years to complete the construction of the new property. […]
Industry
January 25, 2022
Small Illinois Village Has Big Ideas for Gambling Machines
A small village in Illinois has big ideas about how it should tax the video gambling terminals (VGT) within its borders. Sugar Grove may raise the annual fee paid by the shops where the machines are located. The Sugar Grove Village Board has already discussed the possibility of imposing an annual fee of $250 per […]