Potentially lowering Bally’s odds of maxing out its River West jackpot are “a saturated Chicago gaming market, the ...

Fitch Ratings dinged the gaming company’s score from B to B-, citing competition and high taxes for its proposed Chicago ...

Bally’s Corp. has been downgraded by Fitch Ratings from ‘B’ to ‘B-’, citing high debt levels, execution risks tied to its ...

Rivers Casino Des Plaines once again topped the ... million in adjusted gross receipts for February at its temporary Medinah Temple facility. Rhode Island-based Bally’s, whose planned $250 ...

The area is home to trendy bars and nightclubs, Fortune 500 companies, boutique hotels and popular attractions including Eataly and the temporary home of Bally’s Chicago Casino. In February 2025 ...

June 21, 2023: Bally's receives approval from the IGB to begin the process of opening a temporary casino inside the old Medinah Temple in River North. May 13, 2023: The Illinois Gaming Board ...

Revenue down at temporary River North casino Bally’s temporary Medinah Temple facility posted adjusted gross receipts of only $9.2 million in January, a slight year-over-year decline, according to the ...

The temporary casino’s River North location in the historic Medinah Temple building will be replaced by a permanent casino under construction in River West and is scheduled to open in late 2026. But ...

Bally's faces hurdles such as a saturated Chicago gaming market, a higher-than-average gaming tax rate and the typical ramp-up of a new casino development.