Give the Gift of Responsible Gambling This Holiday Season People are urged to think about responsible gambling when giving friends and loved ones gifts during the holidays Posted on: December 24, 2025 | Illinois News Responsible Gambling | Ian St. Clair Read More
Bally’s Pushback Fuels VGT Debate Amidst Chicago Casino Revenue Gaps Bally's has told Chicago officials that legalizing video gaming terminals would actually lessen revenue from gaming and cost jobs Posted on: December 18, 2025 | Illinois News | Ian St. Clair Read More
Illinois Casinos Face New Competition as Aurora Expands Gaming Limits Aurora’s decision to expand video gaming terminals adds new competition for Illinois casinos, drawing strong objections from Hollywood Casino Aurora. Posted on: December 11, 2025 | Commercial Gaming Illinois News | Wilson Oke Read More
Bally’s Chicago Casino Unveils Artist Renderings Bally's has released artist renderings of the casino it is building in downtown Chicago, which will feature a massive gaming floor Posted on: December 9, 2025 | Illinois News | Ian St. Clair Read More
Class-action Lawsuit Targets SpinBlitz for Illegal Online Gambling in Illinois SpinBlitz is facing a class-action lawsuit in Illinois which claims the sweepstakes casino is operating without proper licensing Posted on: November 17, 2025 | Illinois News | Ian St. Clair Read More
Decatur Racino Project Gains Approval from Illinois Senate Legislation to build a racino in Decatur passed the Illinois Senate this week, so it now goes to the House, which meets again in January Posted on: November 4, 2025 | Illinois Legislation and Regulation News | Ian St. Clair Read More
Illinois Bill Would Ban Using Credit Cards at Casino ATMs, Lottery Proposed legislation in Illinois would ban credit card use at casino ATMs or to purchase Illinois Lottery tickets Posted on: October 30, 2025 | Casino Illinois Lottery News | Ian St. Clair Read More
From Demolition to Destination: Bally’s Chicago Hits Key Construction Wins Bally's Chicago, a premier Illinois casino, advances with GLPI: demolition done, cranes up, aiming for Q4 2026 in this $1.19B resort build. Posted on: September 26, 2025 | Commercial Gaming Illinois News | Wilson Oke Read More
Castro And González Renew Push For Illinois Online Casinos for Third Time in Five Years Members of the Illinois legislature have filed companion bills to legalize online casino play in the state for a third consecutive year Posted on: February 7, 2025 | Illinois Legislation and Regulation News | Derek Helling Read More
Bally’s Chicago Permanent Casino Faces Lawsuit Over ‘Minorities-Only’ Investment Offering A lawsuit was filed against Bally's Chicago for the company's investment opportunity to those who self-identify as women or minorities. Posted on: February 7, 2025 | Illinois News | J.R. Duren Read More