Illinois’s Rivers Casino slapped with $2M fine

State regulators slapped Rivers Casino in Illinois with a $2 million fine due to lax control over gaming promotions, among other things.

News outlet NBC Chicago reported that Illinois Gaming Board investigators came down hard on the casino’s gaming promotions that they said were either not done properly or were staged without the state’s approval.

The board listed five promotional campaigns. In one case, six people participated in the casino’s $250,000 “sign up and win” promotion, which the board said had already been closed to the public. In another case, the casino gave 264 people entries to the “Jackpot Party Giveaway.” This promotion didn’t have the board’s approval.

Gaming board officials warned the casino immediately after learning about the two incidents. But in July, Rivers Casino pushed through with another game, “Jackpot Rush Giveaway,” where one patron won a prize he did not qualify for, while two other lost the prizes they were qualified for, and another patron who still won a prize even after the promotion had already expired.