Jan. 23, 2021

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DraftKings at Casino Queen and Argosy Casino have opened as of Saturday morning. With that, all 10 Illinois casinos have officially reopened.

Jan. 21, 2021

Hollywood Casino Joliet and Harrah’s Jolietwill reopen their doors on Friday morning, per their respective Facebook pages.

That makes eight of Illinois’ 10 casinos that have reopened. Argosy Casino Alton and DraftKings at Casino Queen remain closed, however.

Illinois: DraftKings at Casino Queen and Argosy Casino Alton re-opened. January 22 Illinois: Hollywood Casino Joliet and Harrah’s Joliet Casino & Hotel re-opened. January 19 Pennsylvania: Live Casino & Hotel Philadelphia opens with reservation-only preview days ahead of a grand opening on February 11 Illinois: Grand Victoria Casino, Hollywood. (WMBD) – Par-A-Dice Casino will soon welcome back customers. The casino is expecting to open to the public again on Saturday, January 16th at 8 A.M. This is pending final regulatory. CHICAGO (WMBD) — The Illinois Gaming Board met Thursday morning for the first time since Jan. 31, speaking on licensing renewals, safety guidelines, and possible reopenings. During the meeting.

That’s because Region 4 is currently in the worst shape of any Illinois healthcare region.

See below for the latest updates on each casino.

Jan. 20, 2021

Hawthorne Race Course, in Stickney, announced its reopening on Wednesday evening via Twitter. The horse racetrack is located in Region 10, which recently met Illinois’ Tier 2 guidelines. The facility and its six OTB sites are home to PointsBetSportsbook.

The PointsBet Sportsbook @ClubHawthorne is open once again!

See the below image for all details👇 pic.twitter.com/Y5kCIB0n14

— PointsBet Illinois (@PointsBetIL) January 20, 2021

Jan. 19, 2021

Rivers Casino, Hollywood Casino Aurora and Grand Victoria Casino Elgin have reopened as of Tuesday.

They join Par-A-Dice Casino, Harrah’s Metropolis and Jumer’s Casino & Hotel on the list of Illinois casinos that are open.

That makes six out of IL’s 10 casinos that have reopened their doors.

DraftKings at Casino Queen, Argosy Casino Alton, Hollywood Casino Joliet and Harrah’s Joliet currently do not meet Illinois’ Tier 2 guidelines. Once they do, they can also reopen.

Based on COVID-19 metrics, it’s likely that the Joliet casinos will open before DraftKings at Casino Queen or Argosy Casino Alton, both located in Region 4.

Jan. 15, 2021

Par-A-Dice Casino in East Peoria,Jumer’s Casino & Hotel and Harrah’s Metropolis reopened their doors at 8 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 16.

Hollywood Casino Joliet, meanwhile, has put a halt on its plans to reopen on Friday. It says it is “close” to meeting Tier 2 guidelines, so stay on the lookout.

Harrah’s Joliet would also be able to open up once Region 7 meets Tier 2 guidelines.

We haven’t word from any other casino at this time.

Jan. 15, 2021

NEWS: Chicago and Illinois public health officials announce first case of more contagious COVID-19 strain that was first seen in the U.K.

— Gregory Pratt (@royalpratt) January 15, 2021

Gov. JBPritzker spoke on Friday about moving from Tier 3 to Tier 2, and mentioned how the first UK strain has been found in Chicago. However, that didn’t stop him from allowing certain regions to progress into Tier 2, which would allow certain casinos to reopen at 25% capacity.

Jan. 14, 2021

Nothing is official yet, but it looks like a handful of Illinois casinos could reopen on Friday.

Pritzker has said that any region which meets certain COVID-19 criteria can move from ‘Tier 3’ to ‘Tier 2,’ where casinos can reopen at 25% capacity.

As of this writing, Par-A-Dice Casino, Hollywood Casino Joliet, Harrah’s Joliet and Jumer’s Casino & Hotel are on track to reopen on Friday.

Hollywood Joliet has stated that it may be able to reopen on Friday, while Par-A-Dice has reportedly told employees to expect to return then.

Jan. 6, 2021

As Illinois’ COVID-19 numbers improve ever-so-slightly, Gov. JB Pritzker offered a glimmer of hope.

“We do want to get everything open as soon as possible. We are heading, generally speaking, in the right direction,” he said.

Indoor dining is considered to be in Tier 1 of Illinois mitigations, while casinos are in Tier 2. We are currently in Tier 3.

In order to return to Tier 2, regions must post a case positivity rate below 8% for a sustained time period.

As of this update, the statewide positivity rate is 8.4%. If we return to Tier 2, casinos could reopen at 25% capacity.

“We’ll get there, I believe, shortly, and we want to see how the Christmas and New Year’s holidays go,” he said of indoor dining.

Once we are two weeks past the new year, it will be interesting to see how the numbers look.

December 2020

Dec. 23, 2020

During Gov. JB Pritzker’s live update on the coronavirus pandemic, the governor hinted the closure of restaurants, including casinos, will continue for weeks.

Dec. 11, 2020

As Illinois casinos remain ordered closed, Gov. JB Pritzker extended the executive order to allow the online registration of sports betting accounts until Jan. 9.

The state experienced its “deadliest” week since the COVID-19 pandemic began, with 1,079 deaths reported, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

Dec. 1, 2020

All Illinois casinos have been closed since Nov. 20, and that won’t change any time soon, according to Gov. JB Pritzker.

On Dec. 1, Pritzker said that Tier 3 mitigations will last for at least “the next few weeks.” The state is bracing for a COVID-19 surge following the Thanksgiving holiday.

Illinois is still experiencing record hospitalizations, even though its positivity rate is starting to tick downward.

November 2020

Nov. 20, 2020

All Illinois casinos closed on Friday, Nov. 20, per Pritzker’s orders.

The closure also affects Hawthorne Race Course and its PointsBet retail sportsbook locations.

The PointsBet Sportsbook @ClubHawthorne is temporarily closed due to local restrictions.

Please reach out with any questions you may have. Stay safe! pic.twitter.com/Ku3JsljSQb

— PointsBet Illinois (@PointsBetIL) November 21, 2020

The move comes as Illinois imposes new Tier 3 resurgence mitigations. Indoor venues such as retail stores and fitness centers must reduce capacity to 25%, while casinos and indoor dining must shut down entirely.

Per the state of Illinois’ website, “This new tier aims to limit gatherings and encourages people to stay home to the greatest extent possible, while permitting some industries to remain open at significantly reduced capacities with proper safety measures in place.”

There is no firm reopening date for casinos at this time. That will depend on Illinois’ COVID-19 numbers in the coming weeks and months.

Nov. 17, 2020

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker will shut down casinos and video gaming terminals (VGTs) effective midnight on Friday, Nov. 20, according to the Chicago Tribune.

The move comes as Illinois is in the midst of arguably its worst COVID-19 stretch to date. Along with gaming facilities, the

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