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Illinois Gaming Board met July 31.

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 June 5, 2025

b. Board Member Comments

c. Administrator’s Report

d. Public Commentary

e. Administrative Matters:

i. Petition for Hearing: Removal from Self-Exclusion

IV. Casino

a. Owners and Organization Gaming Licensee Items:

i. Request for Final Consideration of an Organization Gaming License:

1. Fairmount Park, Inc. d/b/a Fairmount Park Casino and Racing

a. Key Person Suitability Determination:

i. Kenneth Brice Rotman – Owner/Board of Directors

ii. Key Person Suitability Determination:

1. Vladimira Donkova Mircheva – Casino Queen, LLC d/b/a DraftKings at Casino Queen – CFO

2. Victor Hugo Echenique – Des Plaines Development Limited Partnership d/b/a Harrah’s Joliet Casino and Hotel – VP of Internal Audit; Elgin Riverboat Resort d/b/a Grand Victoria Casino – VP of Internal Audit; Southern Illinois Riverboat/Casino Cruises LLC d/b/a Harrah’s Metropolis Casino – VP of Internal Audit

b. Supplier Licensee Items:

i. Initial Supplier Licenses:

1. EVS Interactive, Inc. d/b/a Redyref

a. Key Person Suitability Determination:

i. Scott Bradley Berkowitz – Owner, President, CEO, CFO

ii. Joseph William Amico – Owner, VP, COO

iii. William Jason Pymm – COO

iv. EVS Consolidated, Inc.

ii. Key Person Suitability Determination:

1. Craig Terence Toner – Aristocrat Technologies, Inc. – Secretary, Treasurer, CEO & CFO

2. Jeffrey Eugene Hook – HR Rockford, LLC – COO; Seminole Hard Rock Support Services, LLC – Executive VP, COO & Secretary

c. Occupational Licensee Items:

i. Approvals and Denials of Level 1 Applicants:

1. Rebecca Lee Gorgas – Bally’s Chicago Operating Company, LLC – VP of Gaming Operations

2. Michael Keith Morgan – Bally’s Chicago Operating Company, LLC – VP of Finance

3. Mark Joseph Thompson – Casino Queen, LLC d/b/a DraftKings at Casino Queen – Director of Finance

4. Sara Renee Cox – Fairmount Park, Inc. d/b/a Fairmount Park Casino and Racing – Director of Slots

5. Vincent Edward Gabbert – Fairmount Park, Inc. d/b/a Fairmount Park Casino and Racing – General Manager

6. Nathan Matthew Kirby – Fairmount Park, Inc. d/b/a Fairmount Park Casino and Racing – VP of IT

7. Nicholas Joseph Babets – HC Joliet, LLC d/b/a Hollywood Casino Joliet – Director of Security

8. Mantaj Singh Virk – HC Joliet, LLC d/b/a Hollywood Casino Joliet – Director of Casino Operations

9. Mark Anthony Heavrin – Walker’s Bluff Casino Resort, LLC – Internal Auditor ii. Approvals and Denials of Level 2 & 3 Applicants

V. Sports Wagering

a. Master Sports Wagering Licensee Items:

i. Key Person Suitability Determination:

1. Vladimira Donkova Mircheva – Casino Queen, LLC d/b/a DraftKings at Casino Queen – CFO

2. Kenneth Brice Rotman – Fairmount Park, Inc. d/b/a Fairmount Park Casino and Racing – Owner/Board of Directors

b. Management Services Provider Licensee Items:

i. Key Person Suitability Determination:

1. Alan Wayne Ellingson – Crown IL Gaming LLC d/b/a DraftKings – CFO

c. Occupational Licensee Items:

i. Approvals and Denials of Level 2 & 3 Applicants

VI. Video Gaming

a. Terminal Operator Licensee Items:

i. Approvals and Denials

1. APEX VGT of IL LLC

b. Technicians & Terminal Handler Licensee Items:

i. Approvals and Denials

c. Video Gaming Location Applicant Items:

i. Approvals, Denials, and Rescissions

VII. Litigation:

a. ALJ Recommendation: 23-GB-15 In re: Discipline of 180702278 Firebird Enterprises, Inc. d/b/a Steak N Egger – Racine

VIII. Motion to Adjourn

https://igb.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/igb/documents/board-meetings/agendas/2025/20250731-open-meeting-agenda.pdf