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Illinois Gaming Board met Feb. 6.

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 December 12, 2024

b. Board Member Comments

c. Administrator’s Report

d. Public Commentary

e. Administrative Matters

i. Administrator Delegation Order

ii. Rule 1900.1130 Request – National Football League

IV. Casino

a. Owners and Organization Gaming Licensee Items:

i. Request for Final Consideration of Owners License Renewal

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

ii. Request for Waiver of Two-Meeting Rule and Request for Transfer of Ownership of Owner Licensees:

1. Bally’s Chicago Operating Company, LLC

2. Casino Queen, Inc. d/b/a DraftKings at Casino Queen

3. The Rock Island Boatworks, LLC d/b/a Bally’s Quad Cities Casino & Hotel 

iii. Key Persons:

1. Eddie Leon Tullis – Wind Creek IL LLC d/b/a Wind Creek Chicago Southland

2. Clairvest Equity Partners V Holdings Limited Partnership – Fairmount Park, Inc. d/b/a Fairmount Park

3. CEP V Co-Investment Holdings Limited Partnership – Fairmount Park, Inc. d/b/a Fairmount Park

b. Occupational Licensee Items:

i. Level 1s:

1. Becky Anne Johnson – Alton Casino LLC d/b/a Argosy Casino Alton – Internal Audit Manager

2. Sarina Lynn Martinez – Bally’s Chicago Operating Company, LLC – Manager of Internal Audit

3. Sarina Lynn Martinez – The Rock Island Boatworks, LLC d/b/a Bally’s Quad Cities Casino & Hotel – Senior Internal Auditor

4. Andrew James Oghenero Ebireri – The Rock Island Boatworks, LLC d/b/a Bally’s Quad Cities Casino & Hotel – Senior Internal Auditor

5. Roger Yates Kuehn – Wind Creek IL LLC d/b/a Wind Creek Chicago Southland – Executive VP & General Manager

6. Kevin Peter Helfgott – Wind Creek IL LLC d/b/a Wind Creek Chicago Southland – Director of Slots

ii. Approvals and Denials of Level 2 & 3 Applicants

V. Sports Wagering

a. Master Sports Wagering Licenses:

i. Request for Waiver of Two-Meeting Rule and Request for Transfer of Ownership of Master Sports Wagering Licensees:

1. Casino Queen, Inc. d/b/a DraftKings at Casino Queen

2. The Rock Island Boatworks, LLC d/b/a Bally’s Quad Cities Casino & Hotel

ii. Key Persons:

1. Clairvest Equity Partners V Holdings Limited Partnership – Fairmount Park, Inc. d/b/a Fairmount Park

2. CEP V Co-Investment Holdings Limited Partnership – Fairmount Park, Inc. d/b/a Fairmount Park

b. Management Services Provider Licenses:

i. American Wagering, Inc. d/b/a Caesars Sportsbook

1. Key Persons:

a. William Hill US Holdco, Inc.

b. Digital Holdco, LLC

c. Caesars Entertainment, Inc.

d. Anthony Louis Carano

e. Gary Louis Carano

f. Eric Alan Hession 

g. Stephanie Dana Lepori

h. Edmund Lawrence Quatmann, Jr.

i. Thomas Robert Reeg

j. Bret Daniel Yunker

c. Supplier Licensee Items:

i. American Wagering, Inc. d/b/a Caesars Sportsbook

1. Business Entities & Key Persons

a. William Hill US Holdco, Inc.

b. Digital Holdco, LLC

c. Caesars Entertainment, Inc.

d. Anthony Louis Carano

e. Gary Louis Carano

f. Eric Alan Hession

g. Stephanie Dana Lepori

h. Edmund Lawrence Quatmann, Jr.

i. Thomas Robert Reeg

j. Bret Daniel Yunker

d. Occupational Licensee Items:

i. Level 1 Approvals

1. Craig William Joseph Mucklow – American Wagering, Inc. d/b/a Caesars Sportsbook – Vice President of Trading

ii. Approvals and Denials of Level 2 & 3 Applicants

VI. Video Gaming

a. Terminal Operator Licensee Items:

i. Initial Terminal Operator Licenses:

1. Rise2Shine Gaming LLC

2. Game Gurus, LLC

b. Technicians & Terminal Handler Licensee Items:

i. Approvals and Denials

c. Video Gaming Location Applicant Items:

i. Approvals, Denials, Recissions

d. Economic Disassociation:

VII. Litigation:

VIII. Motion to Adjourn

https://igb.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/igb/documents/board-meetings/agendas/2025/20250206-open-meeting-agenda.pdf