The Illinois Gaming Board reached a settlement with video gaming terminal magnate Rich Heidner regarding a 2019 disciplinary complaint that ends two lawsuits against the state agency and renews the VGT operator license of Heidner’s Gold Rush Gaming.
→The Indiana Gaming Commission issued small fines to a pair of books for letting self-excluded gamblers to wager undisclosed sums.
→PokerStars’ parent company says it may appeal $1.3 billion judgement in Kentucky all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
→The Ohio Senate convened its introductory Select Committee on Gaming with the goal of eventually crafting legislation to legalize sports betting in the Buckeye that would be signed and enacted into law.
→The Indiana Gaming Commission will take administrative action to revoke the gaming license of former Spectacle Entertainment CEO and Chairman Rod Ratcliff, which could contribute to a delay in the opening of Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana.
→The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians and the state of Indiana reached agreement on a tribal-state compact that would allow Class III gaming, including sports betting, at its Four Winds Casino in South Bend.
→In one of his final acts before leaving office, President Donald Trump pardoned the brother of ex-Bears linebacker and Pro Football Hall of Famer Brian Urlacher of federal charges related to running an illegal sports betting ring in suburban Chicago.
→Spectacle Gaming and the Indiana Gaming Commission are still working to find a trustee to handle the stake of ex-Spectacle CEO Rod Ratcliff.
→The Indiana Gaming Commission imposed an emergency 90-day suspension of the occupational license of former Spectacle Gaming CEO Rod Ratcliff among a series of moves that could potentially delay the targeted springtime opening of the Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana in Gary.
→The Illinois Gaming Board has filed a complaint against Accel Entertainment and seeks a $5 million fine for alleged violations of the state’s Video Gaming Act regarding its promotional agreement with DraftKings.
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