The casino’s success, he said, could benefit the entire city.
John Bosca, president of the Neighbors of River West, said Bally’s has been engaged and cooperative in addressing concerns with his group. “The idea that Chicago would embrace and partner with this operator (Bally’s), it’s going to rank among the worst decisions the city has ever made,” Les Bernal, national director of Stop Predatory Gambling, told the Tribune Thursday.īut at least one neighborhood group attended the Gaming Board meeting to express support for the Bally’s Chicago casino.
