Is gaming open again in Illinois?
January 14, 2021 – Gaming is reopening! Licensed establishments in regions that the Illinois Department of Health releases out of Tier 3 mitigations will be able to resume live video gaming at 8 am on Saturday, January 16, 2021, The Illinois Gaming Board has announced.
When can casinos reopen in Illinois?
In Summary: Illinois may restart casinos on January 15 should everything go according to plan and regions meet anti-Covid-19 prerequisites. The state saw recovering sports betting results but overall decline in gambling tax for its last fiscal year.
When did video gaming start in Illinois?
2009
Since Illinois legalized video gambling in 2009, tens of thousands of machines have been installed all over the state, except in communities where local ordinances prohibit them, such as Chicago.
Are the slots open in Illinois?
The Illinois Gaming Board has authorized the state’s 10 casinos and the more than 35,000 slots in bars to reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic at 9 a.m. Wednesday.