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Bally's Chicago Casino Resort

Name: Bally's Chicago Casino Resort
Address: Chicago

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TMW IntelligenceVerified Oct 13, 2026

AnnouncedBreaking GroundConstructionOpening SoonNow Open

08.24

Start

2027

Completion

500

Keys

Floors

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Details

777 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago. 34 floors and 500 hotel keys. Broke ground August 2024, completing 2027-Q2.

The story so far

Announced 2024 est.

Broke ground Aug 2024Broke ground: construction on Bally's $1.7B permanent River West casino began in August 2024 on the former Tribune Freedom Center site, per CBS Chicago

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Topped out Apr 30, 2026Permanent casino structure topped out (Bally's release, May 1 2026: "yesterday"); 34-story hotel tower still rising

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Non-gaming work slowed Aug 8, 2026Bally's issued a reset notice to its contractor slowing the 500-room hotel tower and 3,000-seat theater; casino floor still targeted for 2027

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Hotel phased after VGT dispute Sep 9, 2026after Chicago legalized video gaming terminals, Bally's told its contractor in August it was reevaluating the phasing of some non-gaming elements; at a Sept 9 City Council License Committee hearing it said the casino, event center, 100 of the 500 hotel rooms and required dining will open in early 2027, with about 12% of amenities under review (also reported by Yogonet)

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Coming soon Sep 26, 2026 est.Topped off and roughly 1,000 trades on site; Bally's reaffirmed in September 2026 that the permanent casino opens early 2027, within about six months

yogonet.com

Expected opening 2027

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About the project

Bally's Chicago Casino Resort is a roughly $1.8 billion integrated resort taking shape on the 30-acre former Chicago Tribune Freedom Center printing plant site in River West, where Chicago Avenue meets the North Branch of the Chicago River. Designed by HKS, the scheme centers on a low, broad gaming and entertainment podium wrapped in a public riverwalk, with a 34-story, 500-room hotel tower set at the southern end near Ohio Street so the guestrooms look back across the water toward the downtown skyline. The program pairs a full-scale casino floor with a 3,000-seat theater, a slate of restaurants and bars, retail, and an outdoor event lawn, and the site plan reclaims a long-fenced industrial parcel as continuous public river frontage. It is the city's first permanent casino, and its riverfront position makes it as much a piece of Chicago's waterfront redevelopment as a gaming project.

Developer & design

Developer

Bally's Corporation

Design

HKS WATG

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