The Chicago casino in the City Council

The Bally's casino: its host agreement, revenue, and the community benefit funds the Council assigns.

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Roll calls

Legislation

• Amendment of Chapter 2-32 and Title 4 of the Municipal Code to authorize one or more agreements with the casino developer to… (O2026-0026123, Ordinance): In Committee, introduced Jun 15, 2026, sponsor Dept./Agency
• Call for hearing(s) on financial viability of Bally's Casino and ability to meet its obligation under agreement with City of… (R2024-0010162, Resolution): In Committee, introduced Jun 12, 2024, sponsor Hopkins, Brian

Documents

Passages from ordinances, agreements, agendas, transcripts and campaign money briefs that best match "Bally casino gaming revenue community benefit", by meaning rather than exact words.

• Committee on License and Consumer Protection meeting, 2026-09-09 (video transcript), Transcript, Sep 9, 2026: "I'm not talking about the temporary site because, no disrespect, everybody named Mama knew that wasn't going to work well. And so I'm talking about the permanent site. What were those on the low end of projected revenues for Bally's Casino once it's up? The direct – thank you, Alderman. The direct and – Packed payments…"
• Committee on Contracting Oversight and Equity meeting, 2026-01-22 (video transcript), Transcript, Jan 22, 2026: "Um, taking guests, uh, directly to the, the Bally's Temporary Casino. Um, and, and I also have folks in my community who are employed at the casino as well. Um, so I know that, uh, I know that they're, they're out there in the community. Monica is great. Uh, the, the team there is and we've, we've even had our, our bus…"
• Committee on Workforce Development meeting, 2026-06-24 (video transcript), Transcript, Jun 24, 2026: "I've been involved in the Chicago project since day one, dating back to the RFP days in 2021. I'm here to urge you to consider repealing the legalization of video gaming terminals within the City of Chicago, which was passed in the fiscal year '26 budget. Now, I know that many of you voted for that budget with the best…"
• Committee on License and Consumer Protection meeting, 2026-09-09 (video transcript), Transcript, Sep 9, 2026: "Frank Taylor. Hello. I'm Frank Taylor. I'm a lifelong Chicago resident, and I'm a proud union member of IATSE Local 2. I just don't understand why we're raking good employers like Bally's over the coals. I mean, everybody's watching this, and we need jobs. Bally's is going to provide thousands of great union jobs, mean…"
• Press Availability 8.25.26, Mayor's video, Aug 25, 2026: "by creating an atmosphere for the economic prowess of our city to grow business. And Bally's gets to be a significant player in the largesse of our economy and the growth of our economy so that working people in this city can afford to stay here. Also a gambling-related question. Joe Ferguson from the Civic Federation…"
• Committee on Finance: Subcommittee on Revenue meeting, 2025-07-21 (video transcript), Transcript, Jul 21, 2025: "And so, you know, we go into this wanting this project to succeed. I think the third piece I was going to mention is economic development. It's going to generate a lot of jobs. It already has generated a lot of good jobs at the temporary casino. The permanent one will generate a lot more. And so those are sort of the t…"
• Committee on Budget and Government Operations meeting, 2025-12-17 (video transcript), Transcript, Dec 17, 2025: "Council Chamber: Historical precedent, looking at other communities and the ramp-up time that it took them to build up, which is approximately 10 years to sort of get to full Council Chamber: you know, full licensing potential. And a lot of that is occurring, in the first, you know, 3, 4, 5 years. But there is a… Counc…"
• Committee on Budget and Government Operations meeting, 2023-10-16 (video transcript), Transcript, Oct 16, 2023: "labor and state partners to chart up a sustainable path forward for the city's pensions. We must and we will continue our path towards reaching 90% funding for the pension funds so that the city's fiscal stability will not be threatened in the future by unaffordable commitments. And our employees and our retirees will…"
• Committee on Workforce Development meeting, 2026-06-24 (video transcript), Transcript, Jun 24, 2026: "of income? So I'm asking you, I'm pleading with you, to put yourself in that position as a business owner in the community, and you need help. You see our downtown businesses are empty, but we still have some in our community. Let's help them survive by allowing video gambling as another source of income. Thank you, si…"
• Committee on Finance: Subcommittee on Revenue meeting, 2025-07-21 (video transcript), Transcript, Jul 21, 2025: "I was hired at Bally's in September of 2023. I need to tell you, we have collectively made these good jobs. Thank you for all of you here who supported the Chicago Casino. Two years later, our Unite Here members at Bally's have union benefits, union health care, pension, legal service, and union benefits, and union ben…"
• Committee on Contracting Oversight and Equity meeting, 2026-01-22 (video transcript), Transcript, Jan 22, 2026: "and 27% of those new jobs are now are held by residents, uh, from soc, socially and economically disadvantaged areas of our city. These permanent jobs are in addition to over 600 construction jobs that were required to complete the original build out of the temporary casino. The casino project, as of now, is providing…"
• Committee on License and Consumer Protection meeting, 2025-10-09 (video transcript), Transcript, Oct 9, 2025: "of $260 million from Ballet Chicago Casino of that, the city of Chicago stands to lose roughly $70 million in tax revenue yearly, not including the $4 million payment from the HCA. The city of Chicago will only gain 5.15% of the revenues from BGTs in contrast to the 22.3% from casino gaming. Gaming in a casino is a bet…"
• Committee on Workforce Development meeting, 2026-06-24 (video transcript), Transcript, Jun 24, 2026: "to be able to prove up that the revenue that this casino's going to give back to the city to pay for police and fire, they have an opportunity to do that, and there should not be other organizations that get in the way of doing that. To me, I think based upon those commitments and promises that Bally's has made and don…"
• Committee on Contracting Oversight and Equity meeting, 2026-01-22 (video transcript), Transcript, Jan 22, 2026: "We also recently submitted the quarter 3 20 25 compliance report to this committee on November 15th, 2025, uh, which will be the basis for many of the numbers provided in this presentation. Uh, quickly to ensure we stay on time today, we are requesting that questions be held until the end of our presentation when possi…"
• City Council meeting, 2025-12-20 (video transcript), Transcript, Dec 20, 2025: "so many people in our city. And let's not forget the agreement that we have with Bally's and the $4 million in revenue that we will lose with this tax and the union jobs that we will put at risk. This approach normalizes gambling as a revenue solution. Disproportionately impacts working class families, introduces publi…"
• Committee on Workforce Development meeting, 2026-06-24 (video transcript), Transcript, Jun 24, 2026: "Specifically, I am sure, and I guess we've also seen in the Tribune editorial pages today, Bally's is going to claim yet again that they cannot survive with VGTs and locally owned bars and restaurants miles away from their casino, either the temporary or the permanent one. This is simply-- It's hogwash. Every other cas…"
• Committee on License and Consumer Protection meeting, 2026-04-13 (video transcript), Transcript, Apr 13, 2026: "which are held by Chicago residents from a diverse background. Like all casinos, Bally's staffs are a casino's to demand, meaning that a reduction in visitation directly leads to a reduction in staffing. Based on a 37% reduction in revenue, we project a staggering 750 to 1,050 jobs lost. These jobs losses will dispropo…"
• Committee on License and Consumer Protection meeting, 2026-09-09 (video transcript), Transcript, Sep 9, 2026: "If I can speak and add to that, right, it's a public record through the Illinois Gaming Board what every property does. I would vouch for my colleague and everyone on our team. No one ever said the temporary casino would come close to Rivers. So I would – no. Well, we're talking about the temporary, sir. Thank you. Ald…"
• Committee on Budget and Government Operations meeting, 2025-12-17 (video transcript), Transcript, Dec 17, 2025: "Council Chamber: require a specific number of employees. And so if they are doing less business, their expectation is that they would have less employees. Council Chamber: you know, we… We don't disagree with that assumption on their part, and we think that the estimate Council Chamber: Of jobs is appropriate for the,…"
• CHICAGO CITY COUNCIL 12.20.25, Mayor's video, Dec 22, 2025: "Neighborhood bars and restaurants to shore up a budget that lacks reliable revenue. In the 26th Ward, our bars, our restaurants, our family-owned businesses are more than just businesses. their gathering places, cultural anchors, and family establishments that define neighborhoods like Humboldt Park, Westtown, Logan Sq…"
• Northwest Side Budget Report-Back Town Hall, Mayor's video, Jan 22, 2026: "And I'm sure you can guess that for video gaming terminals, our revenue share is extremely low versus slot machines. And so it would take an enormous amount of video gaming terminals in the city of Chicago to approximate the revenue that the city will gain from having the permanent casino. In addition to that, we also…"
• Committee on Contracting Oversight and Equity meeting, 2026-01-22 (video transcript), Transcript, Jan 22, 2026: "various, um, categories. Um, it shows the to, uh, applicable MB spend, the target being 33% or being 26%, and the achievement at 33.07%. And the total WV spend, the target of 10% is now at 5.39%. And again, like I mentioned, um, BEPD, um, is at 4.21 and the veteran spend is at 0.29. So we, again, are working with them…"
• Committee on License and Consumer Protection meeting, 2026-04-13 (video transcript), Transcript, Apr 13, 2026: "license terminals as fast as we can. We work hard to get the Chicago casino right and get hospitality jobs back on track. Don't undo the work we did together. Bally's Chicago casino's workers are counting on you. Thank you. I'd like to recognize Alderwoman Coleman, Alderman Villegas, as part of quorum, and we have, yes…"
• Committee on Budget and Government Operations meeting, 2025-12-17 (video transcript), Transcript, Dec 17, 2025: "Council Chamber: No, no, you need the license from the Illinois Gaming Board. Council Chamber: In order to operate. Council Chamber: I don't know what purpose we would have in giving a license before that. It wouldn't allow anybody to operate. Nor could we collect revenue. Yeah, and we couldn't collect revenue from it.…"
• Committee on License and Consumer Protection meeting, 2026-04-13 (video transcript), Transcript, Apr 13, 2026: "between Bally's and the city, putting in jeopardy $4 million worth of yearly payments. Since VGTs first became operational in Illinois in 2012, casinos have suffered a 37% reduction in gaming revenue, with reductions in other sources of revenue from casinos, including admissions taxes and payroll taxes. As you know, Ba…"

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