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Press release: Gaming Board announces 14 day closure of casinos (Mar. 13, 2020)

Gaming Board announces 14 day closure of casinos

Illinois Gaming Board (Administrator Marcus D. Fruchter; Chairman Charles Schmadeke) · Illinois (Sector regulator)

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Jurisdiction
Illinois
Level
Sector regulator
Authority
Illinois Gambling Act, 230 ILCS 10/5; Video Gaming Act, 230 ILCS 40
Issued
2020-03-13 Mar. 13, 2020
Effective
2020-03-16 (Monday) (read as 2020-03-16)
End
Extended Mar. 20, 2020 (SEC-06-031); casinos reopened under Phase 4 July 1, 2020 (secondary); closed again Nov. 20, 2020 - Jan. 2021 (IL-031) (read as 2020-06-30)
In force
Mar. 16, 2020 to June 30, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Business closureEvents and venues
Addressees
  • the State's ten casinos
Functions reached
  • AM casino floors
  • LG casino hotels (Rivers, Grand Victoria, Harrah's Joliet and Metropolis, Par-A-Dice, Hollywood)
  • FB
  • MC
  • CB
Collection
Hotels, Travel and Tourism SEC-06

Operative words

The Illinois Gaming Board ('IGB') has communicated to the State's 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

License conditions under 230 ILCS 10/5 and Board rules

Notes

Regulator's own release of its directive; the Governor's EO 2020-07 and 2020-10 followed on Mar. 16 and 20.

Retrieval note

Same document as IL-059.

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