After narrowly losing out on a bid for a casino license a decade ago, Calumet City is now making the current quest for a coveted south...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot wants the Illinois General Assembly to reduce the effective tax rate on a Chicago casino to 45 percent, have the...

A second south suburb has put its cards on the table with a bid to land the area’s long-coveted, newly authorized casino. Lynwood village...

Hard Rock International on Monday night successfully navigated the city’s casino approval process, beating out two other contenders. Now...

ROCKFORD — Hard Rock Casino Rockford has won the blessing of City Council and its proposal now moves on for consideration by the Illinois...

The city of Rockford staff will recommend certification of the Hard Rock International casino proposal to the Illinois Gaming Board, per...

Hard Rock International brought the sizzle, Gorman & Co. made a case for an urban downtown casino and Forest City Partners said it wants...

Hard Rock International is trying to drum up support for its casino proposal by offering financial support to various local groups in...

Each of the would-be developers of a Waukegan casino will get a chance to make their pitch to the Waukegan City Council and the community...

Sports wagering in Indiana? You can bet on it. At exactly 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Todd Sanders, of Highland, walked up to a counter at the...

The Illinois Gaming Board (“IGB”), is seeking input from the public, the sports wagering industry, and other stakeholders regarding...

Hawthorne Race Course has submitted a request to the Illinois Racing Board (IRB) for fewer race dates in 2020. The Cicero track, though,...

About 100 invited guests including Rick Nielsen’s family attended an event Tuesday announcing that Hard Rock International wants its name...

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill at the end of June that allows six new casinos and legalizes sports betting. Rockford is the...

Companies moved into more downtown offices over the past two quarters than in the previous seven quarters combined....

Mayor Lori Lightfoot has not said where she’d like the casino to go. “I’m hoping we can get it done relatively soon, so we can start the...

Just because Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed a massive gaming expansion into law, which, among other things, legalized sports wagering in...

The Illinois General Assembly adjourned its spring session Sunday and delivered first-term Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s “think big”...

Will the federal government really try to shut down online lotteries, poker, and daily fantasy sports in 90 days? Very little of what...

Sports gambling, a multibillion-dollar industry that mostly relies on the black market, may soon go legit in Illinois. Backed by Gov....