Hard Rock Greenlighted for Permanent Casino in Rockford, Illinois
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Hard Rock International's temporary casino in Rockford, IL, is going to be replaced with something bigger and better. The Illinois Gaming Board voted 4 to 1 to license the Hard Rock Casino Rockton.
Hard Rock has been approved for a permanent casino in Rockford, Illinois. The project will provide 1,200 permanent jobs and an additional 1.000 during construction. Governor J.B. Pritzker signed a bill to expand gaming in Illinois on June 28, 2019.
The temporary casino in Rockford, Illinois, has generated $8.46 million in November and December. In just 22 days of operation, the temporary Casino had picked up revenue of $4,14 million. The temporary Casino must pay slightly more than $1 million state taxes and $504,000 in local taxes. It has no table games, but it generated the seventh-highest revenue among the 11 casinos.
