The casino has about 800 slots and 56 table games spread across three levels inside the 111-year-old Moorish-style historic landmark. Gamblers made nearly a quarter-million trips through Bally’s turnstiles by the end of November, gaming board records show.Ī cafe in the casino also will operate around the clock, while other restaurants will maintain their usual hours.
'For November, we were the second most visited casino in the state, and we saw our highest guest admissions to date. This is a progression towards attaining the goals we set out to achieve and gives us similar hours to other local casino properties.' 'Opening our doors 24/7 is an important step as we continue to increase our visitation,' Bally’s Chicago general manager Mark Wong said in a statement. Former Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s office initially pegged the long-sought casino to rack up $12.8 million for the city this year.īally’s received the green light from the Illinois Gaming Board to operate 24/7, as well as to expand its marketing operations, a plan that also required regulator approval.
