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Bally's Casino Faces VGT Tension | Fort Wayne News
Bally’s Casino is pausing Chicago construction projects amid a heated debate over video gambling terminals—threatening their lucrative city deal and $200M annual revenue promise. While the temporary site already generated $15M in tax revenue, Bally’s warns VGTs could break their non-expansion pact, risking their big investment. City council members counter that VGTs could bring in $60–$100M without raising taxes—and propose airport slot machines as an alternative revenue source already approved by state lawmakers. With council on hold until September, the city faces a high-stakes balancing…
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