![]() ![]() The 2019 law amending the Illinois Gambling Act authorized six new casinos, including the one in Carterville, four “racinos” – combination horse racetracks and casinos – online and retail sports betting and expanded video gambling. “When I proposed that we pass a casino gaming bill a few years ago, this is what I had envisioned.” “Hospitality, jobs, economic development – that is what today’s announcement represents,” Pritzker said. It is expected to employ about 300 people. It features 650 slot machines and table games, a hotel, restaurants, a full-service spa and 1,200-seat event center. The Walker’s Bluff Casino Resort is the fourth casino to open in recent years that was authorized by a 2019 gambling expansion law that was a centerpiece of Pritzker’s first term. JB Pritzker joined hundreds of people from across southern Illinois on Friday to celebrate the opening of the state’s 14th casino on a rural estate just outside of Carterville. ![]() ![]() (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jennifer Fuller) JB Pritzker (center) is joined by state and local leaders to cut the ribbon on Walker’s Bluff Casino and Resort on Friday, Aug. ![]()
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