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Chicago & Midwest  + North Side  + Hospitality  |  June 15, 2023
Jasmine Kilman
By: Jasmine Kilman

Bally’s Awarded License to Open First Chicago Casino

Chicago’s Illinois Gaming Board has voted to roll the dice, awarding Bally’s Corp. the license to open the city’s first casino.

This first step green-lights the company’s plans to build a temporary at Medinah Temple, an empty downtown building in River North. The 134,000-square-foot facility is expected to house 750 slot machines and more than 50 table games.

The vote marks the path forward in a series of measures Bally will need to pass to open the gaming venues. Bally’s stated it would create 700 jobs at the initial temporary location and 3,000 for the permanent site.

Construction for the $1.7 billion permanent River West complex casino, located at Chicago Avenue and Halsted in the 30-acre former Tribune Publishing site, is expected to begin in late 2024. Once complete, the River West complex will become the state’s largest casino, and it is expected to open in 2026.

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About Jasmine Kilman

Jasmine Kilman is Content Director of Connect Commercial Real Estate, covering Chicago and greater Chicagoland, the Midwest, Seattle, and the Pacific Northwest. She covers industry trends, transaction deals, market research, and produces daily news stories. With experience in marketing and communications for academic nonprofits and corporate clients, including Hearst Media, Hilton, and Coldwell Banker, Kilman has written about commercial real estate, environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG), technology, healthcare, and philanthropy. She was born and raised in California and graduated with a degree in public relations. In her spare time, Kilman enjoys hiking and traveling to new locations with her family.
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