Illinois Gaming Board Special Notice: suspension of all video gaming operations and casino gambling operations (homepage notice with linked press releases of Mar. 13, 16 and 20, 2020)

The record

Jurisdiction

Illinois

Level

Sector regulator

Authority

Illinois Gambling Act, 230 ILCS 10; Video Gaming Act, 230 ILCS 40

Issued

2020-03-16 Mar. 16, 2020

Effective

2020-03-16 (casinos from Monday, Mar. 16; video gaming from Mar. 16) (read as 2020-03-16)

End

Extended Mar. 20, 2020 'consistent with Governor Pritzker's March 20, 2020 Executive Order' (IL-061); casinos and video gaming reopened under Phase 4 (July 1, 2020, verified_secondary); suspended again Nov. 20, 2020-Jan. 2021 under the Tier 3 order (casinos and gaming 'prohibited from operating,' IL-031) (read as 2021-03-31)

In force

Mar. 16, 2020 to Mar. 31, 2021

Quarters

2020 Q22020 Q42021 Q1

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Business closureEvents and venues

Addressees

• the State's ten casinos
• all licensed video gaming establishments (bars, restaurants, truck stops, fraternal and veterans' establishments)

Functions reached

• AM casinos and gaming
• BA bars and restaurants (video gaming revenue)
• CN concessions
• LG casino hotels

Collection

Illinois IL

Operative words

Special Notice... The Illinois Gaming Board has suspended all video gaming operations at all licensed video gaming establishments and suspended gambling operations at all casinos until March 30, 2020 due to COVID-19. The Board is continuously monitoring developments in connection with the COVID-19 public health crisis and will update licensees and the public as warranted. Press Releases: Gaming Board announces extension of suspension for all licensed video gaming operations and casino operations (posted 03/20/2020); IGB announces suspension of video gaming due to COVID-19 (posted 03/16/2020); IGB announces closure of casinos due to COVID-19 (posted 03/14/2020).

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