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Bally’s proposes selling casino stake to some city residents

The company said it is discussing terms of the offer, intended to help it meet requirements for ownership by racial minorities, with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 9, 2023

Bally’s clears casino hurdle, buys out Tribune lease: report

The agreement reportedly calls for Tribune Publishing to move its printing operation by July 2024, leaving behind 30 acres for the casino operator.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 5, 2023

Diamond Sports Sues the Phoenix Suns After NBA Team Bolts Bally Sports for Gray TV Local Broadcast Deal

Diamond says the Suns and a co-defendant, the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury, breached their contract, which allowed Diamond to match any competing local TV offer

Broadcasting & Cable · May 3, 2023

Regional Sports Networks Are In Trouble But How Did They Get There?

Billions of dollars are owed and nut the money is not there to pay the bills

Zenger · Mar 22, 2023

Video poker in Chicago? Vallas and Johnson say deal us in

Under state law, local governments can prohibit video gambling machines from operating at restaurants or bars within their city limits. But both mayoral candidates favor lifting Chicago’s longstanding ban on the machines.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 15, 2023

Office of the chief architect: Next mayor has a big role to play in the city’s design future

The new mayor has the power to physically remake the city — or large portions of it. For better or worse.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 4, 2023

MLB sets up local media group, could broadcast 17 teams

Major League Baseball has added three executives to its new local media department as it prepares for a possible takeover of local broadcasts for 17 teams amid the financial deterioration of the Bally and AT&T SportsNet regional sports networks

The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2023

Bally’s begins luring new dealers to the table for Chicago casino

“I have no experience but I’m very eager to learn,” said Latasha Gilmer of Englewood, who attended Bally’s first informational session Friday at Harold Washington College as the casino looks to hire 300 upbeat people who can make it through “dealer school.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 17, 2023

Sinclair Broadcast’s Diamond Sports misses debt payment, setting up potential bankruptcy filing

A struggling subsidiary of Sinclair Broadcast Group that owns regional sports networks has opted to miss a debt payment due Wednesday, setting up a potential bankruptcy reorganization.

Tribune News Service · Feb 15, 2023

Bally’s moves to boot Tribune Publishing printing plant from casino site

CHICAGO — Bally’s has given Tribune Publishing its walking papers, exercising a relocation option to force the newspaper company to vacate its mammoth River West printing plant to make way for a casino.

Chicago Tribune · Feb 13, 2023