New Illinois casino might harm Horseshoe, Hard Rock, gaming expert says

With a new casino opening less than 10 miles across the Indiana-Illinois border, one gaming analyst said Northwest Indiana’s industry has expected this for decades. “They’ve been talking about this for about 20 or 30 years,” Ed Feigenbaum said. “It’s kind of a surprise this didn’t happen sooner.” Wind Creek’s Chicago Southland Casino is set to open Monday in Homewood, Illinois, which is about 30 minutes west of both Horseshoe Hammond Casino and Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana in Gary. Crews started work on the Chicago Southland casino in September 2022. The new casino is set to span 75,000 square […]