Read more Bally's Chicago casino license is approved Octo. The casino opened in May with a temporary.
The Golden Nugget Casino in Danville received a permanent casino license from the Illinois Gaming Control Board (IGB) last week. Read more Danville's Golden Nugget Casino receives permanent license Novem. Hard Rock officials recently confirmed the construction of the Rockford casino has passed its halfway point and continues on-schedule for a grand opening in Aug.-Sept. News Headlines Hard Rock Casino Rockford Construction Update - Nov. Walker's Bluff: Walker's Bluff Casino Resort South Suburbs: Wind Creek Chicago Southland The Rebuild Illinois Law enacted in June 2019 authorizes six new casinos to be built in the following cities:īally's Chicago opens in 2026. These two casinos will operate as commercial casinos under Illinois laws rather than as Indian gaming casinos under federal regulation.
The Hard Rock Casino in Rockford is owned by the Seminole Indian Tribe of Florida, and the Wind Creek Chicago Southland in the Homewood/East Hazel Crest area is owned by the Poarch Band of Creek Indians in Alabama. Two of the six new casinos will be owned by Native American tribes.
