{"id":"IL-059","kind":"order","level":"sector-regulator","jurisdiction":"Illinois","state":"IL","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Illinois Gaming Board","authority":"Illinois Gambling Act, 230 ILCS 10","instrument":"Illinois Gaming Board press release: Gaming Board announces 14 day closure of casinos","title":"Gaming Board announces 14 day closure of casinos (suspension of gambling operations at the State\u0027s 10 casinos beginning Monday, March 16, 2020)","dateIssued":"2020-03-13","effective":"2020-03-16","end":"Extended Mar. 20, 2020 (IL-061); casinos reopened under Phase 4 (July 1, 2020, verified_secondary); closed again Nov. 20, 2020-Jan. 2021 (IL-031)","startDate":"2020-03-16","endDate":"2020-06-30","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["CLOSE","EVT"],"addressees":["the State\u0027s ten casinos"],"clause":"The Illinois Gaming Board (\u0027IGB\u0027) has communicated to the State\u0027s 10 casinos that their facilities must suspend gambling operations for 14 days beginning Monday March 16, 2020. The public health of patrons, casino employees, IGB staff, and others is of paramount importance.","enforcement":"Board licensing authority","functions":["AM casinos","LG casino hotels","FB casino food and beverage","CN"],"notes":"Issued three days before the stay-at-home order; the first Illinois sector-regulator closure.","sourceUrl":"https://www.igb.illinois.gov/FilesPressReleases/IGB%20announces%20closure%20of%20casinos%20due%20to%20COVID-19.pdf","snapshot":"http://web.archive.org/web/20200320230617/https://www.igb.illinois.gov/FilesPressReleases/IGB%20announces%20closure%20of%20casinos%20due%20to%20COVID-19.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":47814,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"IL","url":"/library/IL-059","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/IL-059","citation":"Illinois Gaming Board, Illinois Gaming Board press release: Gaming Board announces 14 day closure of casinos (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. IL-059)","stateName":"Illinois","related":["IL-061","IL-031","SEC-06-030","IL-060"]}