The Hard Rock casino in Rockford is the only place currently taking bets.Ĭhicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is considering proposals for a casino in the city. They are Rockford, Waukegan, Williamson County in southern Illinois, and at a site on the border of Homewood and East Hazel Crest, south of Chicago. Proposals already have been approved in four other locations. Pritzker, approved six new casinos in Illinois. ĭanville is the latest community to get a green light for new gaming under a 2019 law that expanded gambling in Illinois. The planned 41,500-square-foot gaming floor is expected to have 500 slot machines, 14 table games, two restaurants and a sports book, the News-Gazette reported. The Illinois Gaming Board voted unanimously Thursday to OK plans for the Golden Nugget Danville Casino. (AP) - State regulators have approved a plan for construction of a new casino in Danville.
| Photo: Danville Development LLC.ĭANVILLE, Ill. 2 min read The Illinois Gaming Board voted unanimously Thursday to OK plans for the Golden Nugget Danville Casino.
