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Bally's Chicago is a casino and entertainment venue temporarily located in the Medinah Temple Building, and a planned casino resort that will be built on the North Branch of the Chicago River in Chicago. In May 2022, then Mayor Lori Lightfoot approved Bally's Corporation's bid to construct a casino complex
A new Chicago casino set to open in 2026 has guaranteed 25% ownership to women and ... Bally’s Chicago is a $1.7-billion dollar casino and resort slated to open in the Windy City's River West ...
It was designated a Chicago Landmark in 2000. The Medinah Temple was built by the Shriners architects Huehl & Schmid in 1912 as a home for the Medinah Shriners with a large auditorium and meeting spaces. As of January 2025 it is the temporary home of Bally's Chicago casino, while the $1.7B permanent location is being constructed nearby. [1]
In May 2022, Bally's proposal for a $1.7-billion Bally's Chicago casino resort in the city's River West neighborhood was approved. [56] [57] [58] It was projected to eventually account for one third of the company's gaming revenue. [55] Bally's Chicago opened a temporary casino in September 2023 at the Medinah Temple.
It was a soft opening and just three weeks of gaming, but Bally’s Chicago is already the second-busiest casino in the state, according to September data released Friday by the Illinois Gaming Board.
The new year is off to a promising start for Bally’s Chicago, which saw gambling revenue hit a new monthly high in January, bucking a broader post-holiday downturn for Illinois casinos. In ...
The casino would completely demolish all buildings on the site and replace it with a $1 billion casino development. It would contain 2700 slot machines, 95 table games, a suite-only hotel, with 100 suites, and an outdoor music venue with space for 1000 people.
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.