Gambling

Bally's temporary downtown Chicago casino has been open for a little over four months, and the planned permanent location is getting closer to reality.

Bally’s hit the "under" on former Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s revenue estimate for the opening months of the city’s first casino — and Chicago gamblers will need to start losing a lot more for Mayor Brandon Johnson to hit the "over" on his office’s 2024 budget card.

Bally's Chicago Casino is expanding its hours of operation starting Wednesday.

Chicago will ring in the new year with an around-the-clock casino.

A new casino in Joliet will be breaking ground this week.

Over $10,000 in cash and prizes were won by Illinois Lottery players at Navy Pier on Thursday.

Rivers Casino in Des Plaines has reported a data breach.

With the betting window closed on the first full month of operation at Bally’s temporary casino, the Medinah Temple site raked in more than $7.6 million in October, a 12% decline in average daily revenue compared to its first few weeks.

The leaders of Chicago’s first casino say they’re on schedule to move out of their temporary Medinah Temple digs within three years, but legislation advancing in Springfield could end up keeping Bally’s bright lights on in River North well beyond 2026.

The Illinois Gaming Board approved a request this month from Bally's Chicago to operate its temporary casino at Medinah Temple for an additional 12 months.

A couple celebrated their 21st wedding anniversary in a unique way, placing bets at casinos in Las Vegas.