A Video Gaming Hurricane: Illinois Cashless, Pennsylvania’s Shutdown and Chicago’s First Licenses
A Friday look back at four frenzied weeks: Illinois’ cashless and ID rules for video gaming, Pennsylvania’s skill games shutdown, and Chicago’s first video gaming licenses.
I Took My Favorite Chicago Bars Through Our Tools. Here’s What They Could Earn.
From Division Street at 18 to Rush Street today: four Chicago spots, checked for video gaming eligibility and projected with the VGT Revenue Projector.
Illinois Puts “Cashless Wagering” on the Video Gaming Agenda: What We Know, What We Don’t, and What Operators Should Do Now
The Illinois Gaming Board put cashless wagering and video gaming self-exclusion rules on its Oct. 22 agenda. Here is what the record shows, plus the Chicago VGT Live Tracker.
Chicago VGT, Verified: State Approvals Hold at 65, City Licenses Still Zero
Pulled directly from the Illinois Gaming Board’s own licensee data today: Chicago VGT approvals hold at 65, pending applications tick up to 286, and the city still hasn’t issued a single local license.
Chicago VGT: Where It Stands, and Where It Goes Next
Nine months after legalization, Chicago has 65 state-licensed locations, 284 more pending, zero city licenses and zero machines. Here’s where it stands and where it could go.