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Full House Resorts says the city of Waukegan, Ill. may have to wait a while for the permanent version of its American Place Casino while the city fends off legal challenges<\/a> from a Wisconsin-based tribal gaming operator.<\/p>\n

\"Waukegan
A digital rendering of the planned permanent American Place Casino in Waukegan whose construction has been halted by the Potawatomi Tribe\u2019s legal challenges. (Image: Full House Resorts)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Forest County Potawatomi of Wisconsin was a rejected bidder for the Waukegan casino license. It sued the city in October 2019 claiming it didn\u2019t get a fair crack at the tender and that the process was \u201crigged.\u201d<\/p>\n

The tribe owns the Potawatomi Casino in Milwaukee, Wis., one of the biggest entertainment destinations in the Midwest.<\/p>\n

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A judge in Cook County Court initially dismissed the suit without a hearing, but last year the complaint was revived in the state appeals court, which determined the tribe was entitled to have its case heard. This forced Full House to halt work on the permanent casino.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The developer had already opened the temporary venue,\u00a0 The Temporary by American Place<\/a>, in February 2023.<\/p>\n

\u2018Too Much Uncertainty\u2019<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u201cAs long as the litigation is ongoing, there is too much uncertainty around the development,\u201d Full House\u2019s senior vice president and chief development officer, Alex Stolyar, said Friday, as reported by The Chicago Tribune<\/em>. \u201cUnfortunately, this litigation has delayed our plans, but we appreciate the effort of the city and state working as quickly as they can to get this restarted.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Unfortunately for the developer, the Illinois Supreme Court is in recess until September and so its decision is not expected until at least the end of the year, according to the Tribune.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The tribe has also filed a civil rights case against the city in the federal court, which is unlikely to be looked at until the resolution of the complaint in the state supreme court.<\/p>\n

From there, assuming a favorable decision for Full House, it would be another 2\u00bd to three years before the permanent casino could be in operation.<\/p>\n

Conspiracy Claim<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Potawatomi claims in the state lawsuit that the city council partially based its decision on a flawed and \u201cinaccurate\u201d third-party report that undervalued the tribe\u2019s contribution.<\/p>\n

The federal lawsuit alleges that Waukegan Mayor Sam Cunningham instructed Waukegan City Council members on which bids to approve.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It claims Cunningham favored the proposal by former state senator Michael Bond, who had donated generously to Cunningham\u2019s campaign via his video gambling machine company, Tap Room Gaming.<\/p>\n

While Bond\u2019s bid was ultimately rejected, it outlasted the Potawatomi bid in the process.<\/p>\n

The city has called these allegations \u201cfactually suspect.\u201d It has also noted that by the tribe\u2019s admission, the Waukegan casino will divert \u201ctens of millions of dollars a year\u201d from the Potawatomi Casino in Milwaukee, and so the current legal standoff suits the tribe just fine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Full House Resorts says the city of Waukegan, Ill. may have to wait a while for the permanent version of its American Place Casino while the city fends off legal challenges from a Wisconsin-based tribal gaming operator. The Forest County Potawatomi of Wisconsin was a rejected bidder for the Waukegan casino license. 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