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Illinois Gaming Board met June 5.

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 April 24, 2025

b. Board Member Comments

c. Administrator’s Report

d. Public Commentary

e. Administrative Matters

i. Rule to Allow Existing Terminal Handlers and Technicians to Become Video Gaming Sales Agent Licensees

IV. Casino

a. Owners and Organization Gaming Licensee Items:

i. Request for Initial Consideration of Owners License Renewal:

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

b. Supplier Licensee Items:

i. Key Persons:

1. Robert Cresson Ritterhoff – American Gaming & Electronics, Inc.

c. Occupational Licensee Items:

i. Approvals and Denials of Level 1 Applicants:

1. Jennifer Lynn Hogue – The Rock Island Boatworks, LLC d/b/a Bally’s Quad Cities Casino & Hotel – Controller

2. Amy Jo Applegate – Wind Creek IL LLC d/b/a Wind Creek Chicago Southland – Executive Director of Table Games

ii. Approvals and Denials of Level 2 & 3 Applicants:

V. Sports Wagering

a. Supplier Licensee Items:

i. Initial Supplier Licenses:

1. Circa Hospitality Group I LLC

a. Business Entities & Key Persons:

i. Derek John Stevens

ii. Gregory John Stevens

iii. Susan Alice Hitch

iv. Circa Hospitality Group LLC

v. The Derek J. Stevens Trust

vi. The Gregory J. Stevens Trust

2. Sportradar Solutions LLC

a. Business Entities & Key Persons:

i. Eduard Hendrik Blonk

ii. John Andrew Doran

iii. Carsten Marcus Koerl

iv. Sportradar Americas Inc.

v. Sportradar AG

vi. Sportradar Management Ltd.

vii. Sportradar Jersey Holding Ltd

viii. Sportradar Group AG

ix. TCV IX Sports Corp.

x. TCV IX, L.P.

xi. Technology Crossover Management IX, L.P.

xii. Technology Crossover Management IX, LTD.

xiii. CPP Investment Board Europe, Inc.

3. Stadium Technology Group, LLC

a. Business Entities & Key Persons:

i. Rakesh Kumar Batchu

ii. Robert Matthew Wood

iii. Simon Gregorevich Zinger

iv. Entain plc

v. Entain Holdings (UK) Limited

vi. Ladbrokes Coral Group Limited

vii. Ladbrokes Holdco, Inc.

viii. Ladbrokes Subco, LLC

b. Occupational Licensee Items:

i. Approvals and Denials of Level 1 Applicants:

1. Susan Alice Hitch – Circa Sports Illinois LLC – VP of Finance & Accounting and Controller

ii. Approvals and Denials of Level 2 & 3 Applicants:

VI. Video Gaming

a. Terminal Operator Licensee Items:

i. Approvals and Denials:

1. Cash Flow Express, LLC

2. Champion Gaming LLC

3. TJ IL Investments LLC

b. Technicians & Terminal Handler Licensee Items:

i. Approvals and Denials:

c. Video Gaming Location Applicant Items:

i. Approvals, Denials, Non-Renewals and Rescissions:

VII. Litigation:

a. ALJ Recommendation: 24-GB-08 In re: Denial of 24DKS0034002 Anthony Edwards

VIII. Motion to Adjourn

https://igb.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/igb/documents/board-meetings/agendas/2025/20250602-open-meeting-agenda.pdf