Column: Potawatomi lawsuit casts shadow over Waukegan casino choice

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Illinois Legislature OKs Allowing Extension For Temporary Casino

The Illinois General Assembly has passed legislation that will help the state's gaming board address potential delays in Full House Resorts' construction of the American Place casino in Waukegan. There was some back-and-forth between the House and Senate over Senate Bill 0584 on Thursday before its passage at the close of the veto session. The…

Law ・ 13 November 2023

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Potawatomi Hotel and Casino Sees Small Revenue Increase

The Potawatomi Hotel and Casino, operated by the Forest County Potawatomi tribe, saw income grow just 1.7% in the past 12 months through June 30, 2023. That's because the tribe is in the process of preparing to compete against its latest rivals on the Illinois-Wisconsin border. In that regard, the tribe's attorney general, Jeff Crawford,…

Land-based ・ 28 August 2023

Chicago Tribune

Casino clash coming down to who gets a piece of the action

It seems the easy way missed Waukegan when it comes to projects enhancing Lake County's largest municipality. Call it the Waukegan Hypothesis. From seeping coal ash pits along the Lake Michigan shoreline to a moribund downtown to the latest twist in the continuing casino drama, the Waukegan Hypothesis takes hold: It's difficult being the county's…

Law ・ 10 August 2023

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Lawsuit over ‘rigged’ Waukegan casino selection should proceed, court rules

The cards have already been dealt in the Waukegan casino game, but a state appellate court has issued a ruling that could bring back to the table a spurned bidder that has long complained of a "rigged" contest for the coveted gambling license. That means the north suburban casino selection process could end up being reshuffled, even though Las…

Law ・ 03 August 2023

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Full House Resorts To Open Its 'Temporary' Casino In Illinois

Full House Resorts has announced Friday night as the opening of its temporary casino in Illinois, aptly named The Temporary by American Place. The Temporary is located in Waukegan, approximately 40 miles north of Chicago and less than 20 miles from the Wisconsin state line. Waukegan was one of six locations awarded a casino license in the 2019…

Sports ・ 21 February 2023

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Will schools see revenue flow to them from Waukegan casino?

A few vehicles are filtering in daily to school parking lots, a sign some teachers are readying their classrooms for the upcoming back-to-school rush. Most Lake County students will be returning to classes in two weeks. Except for those in Waukegan Unit School District 60. City students begin the 2022-23 school year Aug. 11. It's one of the…

Finance ・ 08 August 2022

Chicago Tribune

Column: Dogs on the run no match for growing casino industry

Like watching greyhounds at Dairyland Park, the contest for a gaming casino between Waukegan and Kenosha was a dogfight to the finish. Waukegan, with backing from local and Illinois officials, won that race. As for the former quarter-mile greyhound track just over the Wisconsin border from Lake County, dreams of a gambling locale have vanished.…

Industry ・ 16 May 2022

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Illinois: Full House seeks minority and women-owned vendors for Waukegan casino project

Casino developer and operator Full House Resorts and construction services business Turner Construction Company conducted a vendor outreach event aimed at minority- and women-owned businesses last Tuesday for the development of both the temporary and permanent American Place casino in Waukegan, Illinois. The event was held at American Place's newly…

Travel ・ 24 March 2022

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Full House gets Waukegan's first official approval for temporary American Place casino in illinois

Full House Resorts has received endorsement from the Waukegan Planning & Zoning Commission for a temporary casino in Lake County, Illinois. The commission unanimously recommended the council approve the site plan for the temporary American Place casino during a public hearing on Thursday at City Hall. With the recommendation going to the council,…

Travel ・ 14 March 2022

Chicago Sun Times

Illinois Gaming Board approves Danville casino

Illinois regulators on Thursday gave preliminary approval for a new casino to open in downstate Danville, dealing out one of the final cards of Gov. J.B. Pritzker's 2019 gambling expansion. The Illinois Gaming Board's initial green light to the Golden Nugget Danville leaves only one component of Pritzker's high-stakes legislation remaining:…

Covid ・ 11 March 2022

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Column: Heavy lifting now begins with Waukegan casino licensee named

Illinois gaming officials last week agreed with Elvis Presley in issuing the long-awaited casino license for Waukegan: "Viva Las Vegas, Viva Las Vegas." Much to the relief of city officials. The unanimous vote by the state Gaming Board handed Las Vegas-based Full House Resorts the license for its American Place casino on 28 acres of city-owned…

Covid ・ 14 December 2021

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Full House Resorts Endorsed For Waukegan Casino By Gambling Board

WAUKEGAN, IL - State gambling regulators have picked a publicly traded Las Vegas-based casino operator to develop a casino in Waukegan. The Illinois Gaming Board on Tuesday selected Full House Resorts as the finalist for a gambling license and made a "finding of preliminary suitability" for licensure. The board favored Full House's plan for a…

Travel ・ 09 December 2021

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Casino proposals in Waukegan, south suburbs win initial state approval

State regulators on Wednesday chose developers for two new suburban casinos, a decision that comes more than two years after Gov. J.B. Pritzker approved a massive expansion of gambling in Illinois that also included a long-debated but still unrealized Chicago casino. A unanimous vote by the Illinois Gaming Board gives preliminary approval for a…

Gaming Authorities ・ 21 December 2021

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Illinois Gambling Revenue Tops $1 Billion

Illinois is making headway on rivaling Las Vegas for opportunities to gamble. According to the latest figures from the Illinois Gaming Board, from January through October Illinois has raked in more than $1 billion in gambling revenue, from video gaming, sports wagering and casinos Still, it's a figure less than officials had bet on two-a-half years…

Finance ・ 09 December 2021

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IGB Tabs Finalists For Waukegan, Cook County Casino Licenses

Covid ・ 08 December 2021

Chicago Sun Times

Full House Resorts gets Waukegan casino; Wind Creek in line for south suburban license

Two of the most important cards in Illinois' massive gambling expansion have finally been dealt. State regulators on Wednesday named their chosen developers to break ground on a new casino in Waukegan and another straddling the border of south suburban Homewood and East Hazel Crest, ending a selection process that dragged on for more than two years…

Travel ・ 08 December 2021

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Bid to block Waukegan casino vote denied

A Cook County judge on Tuesday denied a request from a rejected bidder to block state gambling regulators from proceeding with a vote on the license for a long-sought Waukegan casino. In denying Potawatomi Waukegan Casino's request for a temporary restraining order, Circuit Judge Cecilia Horan said she was not convinced the company, owned by…

Travel ・ 08 December 2021

Chicago Tribune

Column: Casino license delay another turkey for Waukegan

There's been a long line of turkeys in Waukegan's lengthy history, from the leftover pollution at the city's lakefront to its underused downtown. The latest is the soap opera currently playing out in courtrooms surrounding the city's long-awaited casino. Following federal and state lawsuits, a gambling mecca planned for 28 acres at Fountain Square…

Politics ・ 24 November 2021

Chicago Sun Times

Waukegan casino license delayed while Potawatomi lawsuit plays out

The lengthy process to select the developer of a new casino in Waukegan just got longer. State regulators were expected to name a winner in the two-years-and-counting race for the coveted north suburban gambling license Thursday, but the Illinois Gaming Board deferred action due to an ongoing legal battle waged by a spurned operator that claims…

Law ・ 23 November 2021

Chicago Tribune

Finalists for Waukegan casino license make their pitch to Illinois Gaming Board

Promising new jobs and a tax revenue boon, representatives of two casino companies competing for a license to operate in Waukegan made their penultimate pitches Wednesday morning. Full House Resorts Inc. and North Point Casino, the two remaining contenders, touted their proposals to the Illinois Gaming Board Wednesday during a virtual meeting.…

Travel ・ 13 October 2021

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North Point And Full House Make Pitches For Waukegan Casino License

Two vastly different visions for what a casino would look like in the Fountain Square section of Waukegan were presented to the Illinois Gaming Board on Wednesday, when North Point Casino and Full House Resorts made their respective pitches to be awarded the state's gaming license for that location. Waukegan was one of six locations granted a…

Travel ・ 14 October 2021

Chicago Tribune

Two applicants left vying for Waukegan casino license after another drops out

Midwest Gaming withdrew its application to operate the casino planned for Waukegan, leaving Full House Resorts and North Point Casino as the remaining applicants to build the venue on 28 acres of city-owned land adjacent to the Fountain Square Shopping Center. The withdrawal of Midwest, a partnership between Rush Street Gaming of Chicago and…

Religion ・ 04 October 2021

Chicago Sun Times

Bidders for Waukegan, south suburban casinos to make public presentations Oct. 13

Bidders for two new suburban casinos will get one last chance to put their best hands together next month in hopes of landing the lucrative, long-sought gambling licenses. More than two years after casinos were authorized for Waukegan and the south suburbs as part of a sprawling gaming expansion, state regulators on Thursday laid out the clearest…

Covid ・ 09 September 2021

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Potawatomi casino's gambling wins return to near pre-pandemic levels

See what Potawatomi Hotel & Casino's renovated space will look likePotawatomi Hotel & Casino announces a $100 million renovation project for the casino's third floor impacting 120000 square feet of space. The Potawatomi tribe's Milwaukee casino is recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. The casino at 1721 W. Canal St. won at least $388 million - and…

Covid ・ 29 August 2022

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Gamblers lose more than $400 million to Potawatomi in past year

See what Potawatomi Casino Hotel's renovated space will look likePotawatomi Hotel & Casino announces a $100 million renovation project for the casino's third floor impacting 120000 square feet of space. Revenue at the Forest County Potawatomi Milwaukee casino increased by just 1.7% during the past 12 months as the tribe prepares to fight new…

Industry ・ 28 August 2023