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Illinois Gaming Board met Oct. 26.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

I. Open Session

a. Call to Order

b. Roll Call

c. Motion to Enter into Closed Session

II. Closed Session

a. Review of Closed Session Minutes

b. Employment and Performance of a Specific Employee

c. Discussion of Evidence Received per the Board’s Adjudicatory Authority

d. Litigation

e. Discussion of Privileged, Proprietary, Confidential and/or Information Related to Trade Secrets, Including Information Related to Pending Applications

f. Motion to Adjourn Closed Session and Reconvene Open Session

III. Open Session

a. Review of Board Minutes:

i. Consideration of the minutes of the Regular Board Meeting of Thursday, September 14, 2023

b. Board Member Comments

c. Administrator’s Report

d. Public Commentary

IV. Casino

a. Owners Licensee Items:

i. Request for Final Consideration of Owners License Renewal

1. Alton Casino, LLC d/b/a Argosy Casino Alton

ii. Final Consideration of Owners License

1. Danville Development, LLC d/b/a Golden Nugget Danville

2. Walker’s Bluff Casino Resort, LLC d/b/a Walker’s Bluff Casino Resort

3. Bally’s Chicago Operating Company, LLC d/b/a Bally’s Chicago

iii. Request to Extend Operations at Temporary Casino Facility

1. Bally’s Chicago Operating Company, LLC d/b/a Bally’s Chicago

iv. Key Persons Approvals

1. Mark Arndt – Rush Street Gaming, LLC, Midwest Gaming & Entertainment, LLC d/b/a Rivers Casino Des Plaines – Chief Financial Officer

2. Caesars Holdings, Inc. – Des Plaines Development Limited Partnership d/b/a Harrah’s Joliet Casino & Hotel – Owner

b. Supplier Licensee Items:

i. Initial Supplier Licenses:

1. Acres Manufacturing Company

c. Occupational Licensee Items:

i. Level 1 Approvals:

1. Gregory Axtell – Elgin Riverboat Resort d/b/a Grand Victoria Casino – Director of Property Operations

2. Corrine Slinde-Mally – Elgin Riverboat Resort d/b/a Grand Victoria Casino – Senior Internal Auditor

3. Dennis Weber – Elgin Riverboat Resort d/b/a Grand Victoria Casino – Director of Casino Operations

4. Chue Xiong – Midwest Gaming & Entertainment, LLC d/b/a Rivers Casino Des Plaines – Vice President of Slot Operations

ii. Approvals and Denials of Level 2 & 3 Applicants

V. Sports Wagering

a. Initial Management Services Provider License:

i. Unibet Illinois LLC

b. Initial Supplier License:

i. Amelco UK Limited

c. Occupational Licensee Items:

i. Level 1 Approvals

1. Hecham Ghazal – Penn Sports Interactive, LLC – Chief Technology Officer

ii. Approvals and Denials of Level 2 & 3 Applicants

VI. Video Gaming

a. Terminal Operator Licenses:

i. Initial Licenses:

1. Jaguar Gaming, LLC

2. LB Gaming, LLC

b. Technicians & Terminal Handler Licenses:

i. Approvals and Denials

c. Video Gaming Location Applicant Items:

i. Approvals and Denials

d. Requests for Hearing

e. Rule 320 Final Board Orders

f. Disassociations

VII. Litigation

VIII. Motion to Adjourn

https://www.igb.illinois.gov/FilesBoardMeeting/20231026OpenMeetingAgenda.pdf