Chicagoland casino on the way

A bid to open a casino and entertainment destination in Illinois, US has been made by Full House Resorts.

It has applied for a licence to the Illinois Gaming Board to develop American Place at Waukegan.

Initially the location would have a casino and sports book, hotel, live entertainment venue and restaurants and bars. The second phase would include a four-star hotel with 150 rooms.

The site is in Fountain Square, near a major highways intersection at Waukegan and is 35 miles north of downtown Chicago.

If awarded a licence, Full House would initially develop a temporary casiono on the site while Ameican kPlace is being constructed.

Full House resorts has a number of gaming facilities across the US with venues in Mississippi, Colorado, Indiana, and Nevada.