Since then, it has averaged 70,107 visitors a month, third best among the state’s casinos, officials said.įull House is moving ahead with plans for its permanent site.
Since Full House received its initial green light from the board, it began planning its temporary casino, which opened Feb. “The permanent casino is still under construction, and Full House would be operating at its temporary location for another 12 months,” the court said in its opinion. Since Full House is operating on a temporary license, the court reasoned there was time but also wrote “if the court were to provide the requested relief, the defendants would be required to retract the issued license and repeat the process.” In its opinion, the appellate court Friday also did not see a rush. I’m not convinced (Potawatomi) has standing to stop the Illinois Gaming Board’s process, and the exact rights it had before this process happened.” “There are still many, many steps before anyone opens a casino in Waukegan. “The casino is not going to open tomorrow,” Horan said at the time.
She later dismissed the entire case and the Forest County Potawatomi Community filed its appeal. In her ruling in December 2021, Horan said there was no rush to act and grant an injunction to stop the gaming board’s proceeding the following day.
