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Illinois Gaming Board met Dec. 12.

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 October 24, 2024

b. Board Member Comments

c. Administrator’s Report

d. Public Commentary

e. Administrative Matters:

i. Rule 1900.1130 Request – National Football League

IV. Casino

a. Owners and Organization Gaming Licensee Items:

i. Request for Initial Consideration of Owner’s License Renewal

1. Southern Illinois Riverboat/Casino Cruises LLC d/b/a Harrah’s Metropolis Casino

ii. Request for Final Consideration of Owners License:

1. Wind Creek IL LLC d/b/a Wind Creek Chicago Southland Casino

iii. Key Persons:

1. James Franklin Dorris, Jr. – Wind Creek IL LLC d/b/a Wind Creek Chicago Southland Casino

b. Occupational Licensee Items:

i. Level 1s:

1. Lisa Carol Kannair – The Rock Island Boatworks, LLC d/b/a Bally’s Quad Cities Casino & Hotel– Senior Internal Auditor

2. Brandi Jo Harvey – The Rock Island Boatworks, LLC d/b/a Bally’s Quad Cities Casino & Hotel – Senior Internal Auditor

ii. Approvals and Denials of Level 2 & 3 Applicants

V. Sports Wagering

a. Master Sports Wagering Licenses:

i. Walker’s Bluff Casino Resort, LLC

b. Management Services Provider Licenses:

i. Hillside (Illinois) LLC d/b/a bet365

1. Business Entities & Key Persons:

a. bet365 Group Limited

b. Hillside (US New Media) LLC

c. Hillside (New Media Holdings US) Inc.

d. Hillside (New Media Holdings) Limited

e. Nicholas James Butchart

f. David Philip Myatt

g. Denise Coates

h. John Fitzgerald Coates

i. William Wolfe Roseff

j. Siobhan Mary Nothers

k. Moira Catherine Stacey

l. Peter Coates

c. Supplier Licensee Items:

i. Hillside (Sports) MP Limited d/b/a bet365

1. Business Entities & Key Persons

a. bet365 Group Limited

b. Hillside (New Media Holdings Malta) Limited

c. Hillside (New Media Holdings) Limited

d. Denise Coates

e. Gamal Kassim

f. William Keith Davitt Sharkey

g. Tyrone Camilleri

h. John Fitzgerald Coates

i. William Wolfe Roseff

j. Siobhan Mary Nothers

k. Moira Catherine Stacey

l. Peter Coates

ii. Hillside (Technology) Limited d/b/a bet365

1. Business Entities & Key Persons

a. bet365 Group Limited

b. Denise Coates

c. Kamal Malik Kaaba

d. Simon Hugh Galletley

e. John Fitzgerald Coates

f. William Wolfe Roseff

g. Siobhan Mary Nothers

h. Moira Catherine Stacey

i. Peter Coates

d. Occupational Licensee Items:

i. Approvals and Denials of Level 2 & 3 Applicants

VI. Video Gaming

a. Terminal Operator Licensee Items:

i. Initial Terminal Operator Licenses:

1. Blue Ridge Gaming LLC

2. Chicagoland Gaming Inc.

3. Ella Gaming LLC

b. Technicians & Terminal Handler Licensee Items:

i. Approvals, Denials and Non-Renewals

c. Video Gaming Location Applicant Items:

i. Approvals, Denials and Non-Renewals

d. Requests for Hearings:

VII. Litigation:

VIII. Motion to Adjourn

https://igb.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/igb/documents/board-meetings/agendas/2024/20241212-open-meeting-agenda.pdf