Three high-profile Illinois casinos have now faced allegations over contractors with reputed mob ties

The largest fine levied by the Illinois Gaming Board in recent memory — $3.2 million — was paid in 2003 by Grand Victoria Casino in Elgin, whose investors at the time included Gov. JB Pritzker and members of his family.

Now overseen by Pritzker, who took office in 2019 and no longer owns a piece of Grand Victoria, the gaming board will decide if and how to fine Bally’s Chicago Casino for a similar offense: hiring a contractor with reputed mob ties.

The state agency, whose leaders are appointed by the governor, won’t tip its hand on the subject.

“The matter is still under investigation,” a gaming board spokeswoman says.

Bally’s officials wouldn’t comment.

The severity of any fine or other penalty is sure to be an indicator of whether regulators believe the hiring of D&P Construction Co. Inc., on the River West construction site where a permanent Bally’s casino is being built was anything beyond a mistake.

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