She wants more information in addition to a meeting between Bally’s and community leaders. Nicole Lee (11th), whose ward includes Chinatown, told Block Club she found out about the shuttles last week. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoĪld. Restaurants and storefronts along Wentworth Avenue in Chinatown on July 15, 2021. The bus schedule is posted online, but local leaders told Block Club they did not know shuttle service was happening.Ĭhinatown is the only location for the shuttles, according to the Bally’s website. In late October, as revenue and attendance remained flat, Bally’s quietly added two hourly shuttle bus locations in Chinatown.

But attendance has lulled, and the casino is shifting to 24-hour operations next week. seven days a week, and was welcomed with a line down the block for its grand opening. The casino initially operated 8 a.m.-4 a.m. It has nearly 800 slot machines and 56 gaming tables, plus two restaurants and a coffee shop. Brendan Reilly (42nd) and many Downtown residents. Wabash Ave., over the opposition of local Ald. RIVER NORTH - Bally’s temporary casino in River North has been operating two hourly shuttles from Chinatown unbeknownst to local leaders for the past two months, reviving long-held concerns about local casinos targeting communities with a history of problem gambling.īally’s temporary casino opened in September at Medinah Temple, 600 N.

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Bally’s Casino Is Running Hourly Shuttles From Chinatown, Worrying Neighborhood Leaders Close

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