![]() On Tuesday morning, Bally’s Chicago was mostly empty after the ribbon-cutting ceremony, with a handful of dealers standing at the ready behind a smattering of black-covered Bally’s poker and blackjack tables open on the second floor. Medinah Temple, a landmarked, 111-year-old Moorish-style amphitheater in River North, will serve as a temporary casino for up to three years while the permanent facility is built.īally’s Chicago renovated the 130,000-square-foot Medinah Temple, filling the three-story, block-long building on North Wabash Avenue with nearly 800 slot machines and 56 gaming tables, an expansive blue-lit center bar, two restaurants and a coffee shop. It plans to open the permanent casino in 2026. ![]() ![]() ![]() Rhode Island-based Bally’s won a heated competition last year, besting four other proposals with its plan to build a $1.74 billion casino at the site of Tribune Publishing’s Freedom Center printing plant in River West. ![]()
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