Current Mayor Brandon Johnson insisted on Bally's responsibility to 'continue to do its part to market, and to encourage, and to deliver.'īally's is also poised to become a round-the-clock operation. Despite this, it is still a long way off from the $12.8 million objective established by former Mayor Lori Lightfoot for 2023. Bally's recorded over 83,000 entries in October, averaging 2,681 visits per day, a decline from the initial 3,347 daily entries.Īs of now, Bally's transitional location has contributed close to $1.5 million in tax revenue to the city's coffers. Meanwhile, the new gaming venue saw its average daily admission drop by nearly 20% compared to its inaugural weeks.
Despite the drop, the facility continues to occupy a prominent spot in the Illinois Gaming Board's roster of the state's 15 casinos. As per the Chicago Sun-Times, it generated north of $7.6 million, falling 12% short compared to the preceding weeks and not meeting city tax revenue estimates.Ĭrain's Chicago Business reported adjusted gross revenue of about $245,446 per day in October, down from an average of $278,268 from its opening on September 9 through month-end. Bally's transitional casino in Chicago's Medinah Temple observed a decrease in its average daily revenue in October, its first full month in operations.
