[Mister Uptempo]

The Gaming Board already has a working relationship with Bally's. When Bally's acquired Jumer's Casino in Rock Island in June, 2021, it only took about three months to get the transfer approved, and it was renamed Bally's - Quad Cities. That might be, in part, because Bally's hung onto a lot of Jumer's employees who has already gone through the IGB gauntlet.

Bally's has other business before the Board at present, as they attempt to get the OK for an online sports betting concession in the state.

But the Board can work as quickly or as slowly as it chooses, as evidenced by the interminably long time it took for them to approve the Waukegan and south suburban licenses.