Bally's Secures Labor Deal For Chicago Casino
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Bally’s Corporation announced that it has signed a multi-project labor agreement with the Chicago & Cook County Building & Construction Trades Council and the AFL-CIO Building and Construction Trades Department for the construction of the upcoming Bally’s Chicago casino.
“BCTC is proud to stand with Bally’s Chicago in this historic building of the first and only casino in the City of Chicago,” said CCBT President Michael Macellaio. “With this agreement, Bally’s shows that it understands the importance of good-paying jobs in our city and the dignity of our hard-working people.”
“At Bally’s, we believe our company should reflect the community. This PLA is a demonstration of our commitment to embrace organized labor that has played a key role in building the great city of Chicago,” said Bally’s Chairman Soo Kim. “This is the first step of a project that will be built by Chicago, for Chicago, and help the city keep its promises to the police and fire pensions.”
“We are also committed to inclusivity, and our partnerships with the CCBT, Chicago Federation of Labor, and Hire360 will ensure our workforce will reflect the city’s rich diversity,” Kim added.
“We appreciate that Bally’s holds itself to a higher standard when it comes to employment,” said Bob Reiter, President of the Chicago Federation of Labor. “Our mission is to strengthen the participation of underrepresented populations—with a special focus on engaging youth to consider the trades as a viable and inspiring career path—and Bally’s has proven to take that very seriously.”
Bally’s Chicago is a $1.7 billion casino and hotel. It will be located on the 30-acre Chicago Tribune Publishing Center at the intersection of Chicago Avenue and Halstead Street.
Bally’s Chicago will include 3,400 slots, 170 table games, 10 food and beverage venues, a 500-room hotel tower with a rooftop bar, a 65,000-square-foot entertainment center, and a 20,000-square-foot outdoor music venue.
The project also provides Bally’s with the exclusive right to operate a temporary casino for up to three years while the permanent casino resort is constructed.
Bally’s currently owns and manages 15 casinos across 10 states, a horse racetrack in Colorado and has access to OSB licenses in 18 states. It also owns Bally’s Interactive International, formerly Gamesys Group, an online casino gambling operator.
With 10,500 employees, the company’s casino operations include approximately 15,000 slot machines, 500 table games and 5,300 hotel rooms. Upon completing the construction of a temporary casino facility in Chicago and a land-based casino near the Nittany Mall in State College, PA, Bally’s will own and manage 17 casinos across 11 states.
