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Originally Posted by BuildThemTaller
Wouldn't be surprised if the state allows the Bears to open a sportsbook or even a casino license to fund this. So-Fi is a multi-use facility with a Casino, after all.
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This has already happened. While we were all in covid lockdown - Illinois passed new gambling legislation in 2020. It granted casino licenses to all of the professional sports venues in Chicago, sans Soldier Field. That is what this "One Chicago" proposal is all about.
One of the investors along with the Bears in the Arlington Height purchase IS Bet Rivers Casino in Des Plaines. Arlington Heights Racetrack is already eligible for a casino license with their current owners Churchill Downs partners. So yeah, a casino is a done deal for this venture.
BTW- Illinois' Sports Book revenues is second highest in the US after New Jersey. But ahead of Las Vegas.