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Illinois Gaming Board met Feb. 8.

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, December 7, 2023

ii. Dissemination of Closed Session Minutes

b. Board Member Comments

c. Administrator’s Report

d. Public Commentary

e. Administrative Matters

i. Administrator Delegation Order

ii. Rule 1900.1130 Request – Major League Soccer

IV. Casino

a. Owners Licensee Items:

i. Request for Initial Consideration of Owners License Renewal:

1. Par-A-Dice Gaming Corporation d/b/a Par-A-Dice Hotel Casino

ii. Request to Extend Operations at Temporary Casino Facility:

1. FHR-Illinois LLC d/b/a The Temporary by American Place

iii. Key Persons Approvals

1. Claudette Soto – FHR-Illinois LLC d/b/a The Temporary by American Place

2. Lauren Westerfield – Casino Queen, Inc. d/b/a DraftKings at Casino Queen – Vice President of the Interactive Sportsbook for the Queen Casino & Entertainment, Inc.

3. Ruth Kehl – Walker’s Bluff Casino Resort, LLC – Indirect Owner

4. Elite Casino Resorts, LLC – Walker’s Bluff Casino Resort, LLC – Business Entity – Indirect Owner

5. Lyon County Resort & Casino, LLC – Walker’s Bluff Casino Resort, LLC – Business Entity – Indirect Owner

6. Scott County Casino, LLC – Walker’s Bluff Casino Resort, LLC – Business Entity – Indirect Owner

7. Washington County Casino Resort, LLC – Walker’s Bluff Casino Resort, LLC – Business Entity – Indirect Owner

8. Kehl Group-Scott County, LLC – Walker’s Bluff Casino Resort, LLC – Business Entity – Indirect Owner

9. Lyon Investment, LLC – Walker’s Bluff Casino Resort, LLC – Business Entity – Indirect Owner

10. Catfish Bend Riverside, LLC – Walker’s Bluff Casino Resort, LLC – Business Entity – Indirect Owner

11. Kehl Management Inc. – Walker’s Bluff Casino Resort, LLC – Business Entity – Indirect Owner

12. Kehl Development Corporation – Walker’s Bluff Casino Resort, LLC – Business Entity – Indirect Owner

13. River Run at Walker’s Bluff, LLC – Walker’s Bluff Casino Resort, LLC – Owner

14. ECR Williamson County, LLC – Walker’s Bluff Casino Resort, LLC – Owner

15. Jeanne Marie Kehl – Walker’s Bluff Casino Resort, LLC – Owner

16. Kevin Andrew Kehl – Walker’s Bluff Casino Resort, LLC – Owner

17. Cody Jonathan Kehl – Walker’s Bluff Casino Resort, LLC – Owner

18. Jacob Robert Winter – Walker’s Bluff Casino Resort, LLC – Owner

19. Krystina Lynn Moore – Walker’s Bluff Casino Resort, LLC – Owner

20. Christina Marie Kehl-Anglin – Walker’s Bluff Casino Resort, LLC – Owner

21. Cynthia Ann Winter – Walker’s Bluff Casino Resort, LLC – Owner

22. Tina Marie Kehl – Walker’s Bluff Casino Resort, LLC – Owner

23. Tanner C. Kehl – Walker’s Bluff Casino Resort, LLC – Owner

24. Alexander J. Kruse – Walker’s Bluff Casino Resort, LLC – Owner

25. Ruth A. Kehl Grandchildren’s Trust Dated 11/5/97 – Walker’s Bluff Casino Resort, LLC – Owner

26. Ruth A. Kehl Grandchildren’s Trust FBO Cody J. Kehl – Walker’s Bluff Casino Resort, LLC – Owner

27. Ruth A. Kehl Grandchildren’s Trust FBO Jacob Winter – Walker’s Bluff Casino Resort, LLC – Owner

28. Ruth A. Kehl Grandchildren’s Trust FBO Tanner C. Kehl – Walker’s Bluff Casino Resort, LLC – Owner

29. Ruth A. Kehl Grandchildren’s Trust FBO Krystina L. Kehl – Walker’s Bluff Casino Resort, LLC – Owner

30. Alexander J. Kruse Trust Dated July 31, 2016 – Walker’s Bluff Casino Resort, LLC – Owner

31. Robert A Kehl 2020 Trust – Walker’s Bluff Casino Resort, LLC – Owner

b. Organization Gaming Status Update:

i. Hawthorne Race Course, Inc. d/b/a Hawthorne Casino and Race Course

ii. Fairmount Park, Inc. d/b/a FanDuel Racetrack and Sportsbook

c. Occupational Licensee Items:

i. Level 1 Approvals:

1. Norbert Jardeleza – FHR-Illinois LLC d/b/a The Temporary by American Place – Internal Auditor

2. Randall Peterson – Alton Casino, LLC d/b/a Argosy Casino Alton – Vice President/General Manager

3. David Strebeck – The Rock Island Boatworks, LLC d/b/a Bally’s Quad Cities Casino & Hotel – Director of Security

ii. Approvals and Denials of Level 2 & 3 Applicants

V. Sports Wagering

a. Supplier Licensee Items:

i. Score Media and Gaming Inc.

b. Occupational Licensee Items:

i. Approvals and Denials of Level 2 & 3 Applicants

VI. Video Gaming

a. Technicians & Terminal Handler Licenses:

i. Approvals and Denials

b. Video Gaming Location Applicant Items:

i. Approvals and Denials

c. Requests for Hearing

VII. Litigation

a. Circuit Court: Lucky Lincoln Gaming, LLC v. IGB, Circuit Court of Cook County, 2018 CH 00593

b. Administrative Recommendations

i. 23 GB 004 In re: Discipline of Lucky Lincoln Gaming, LLC

ii. 21 GB 003 In re: Application of Jose T. Camacho

VIII. Motion to Adjourn

https://www.igb.illinois.gov/FilesBoardMeeting/20240208OpenMeetingAgenda.pdf