Credit: Melody Mercado/Block Club ChicagoĮntering the first floor, guests are welcomed by 400 slot machines that can be seen glimmering through the casino’s entrance along Wabash. Bally’s temporary casino site in River North. The temporary casino also was supposed to be at the Tribune site, but city leaders switched location to Medinah Temple after concerns were raised about traffic on Chicago Avenue location during construction of the permanent site. The city tax revenue from both the temporary and permanent sites are earmarked for its underfunded police and firefighter pensions. The $1.7 billion permanent site will be built at the Tribune Publishing site, 700 W. Chicago Ave., and double as a resort with 3,400 slots and 173 table games in addition to an exhibition hall, 500-room hotel, a 3,000-seat theater and 11 restaurants.
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