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Bally’s hits brakes on parts of $1.7 billion Chicago casino development

Slowdown comes amid dispute over citywide video gambling terminals
Bally's is developing a casino and 500-room hotel on the former Freedom Center site along the Chicago River. (Nikolas Kyriakopoulos/CoStar)
Bally's is developing a casino and 500-room hotel on the former Freedom Center site along the Chicago River. (Nikolas Kyriakopoulos/CoStar)
CoStar News
August 10, 2026 | 6:28 P.M.

Bally's is slowing construction on portions of its $1.7 billion Chicago casino project amid a growing dispute with city leaders over a proposed expansion of video gambling terminals.

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