The companies say their proven marketing and customer service approach will attract high-end patrons to Waukegan. Rivers Casino Waukegan expects to create over 1,200 permanent jobs 900 union construction jobs and pump over $150 million annually into the local Waukegan and Lake County economy.Ĭhurchill Downs Incorporated (“CDI”) (Nasdaq: CHDN) and Rush Street Gaming, which jointly own Rivers Casino Des Plaines, would bring their combined expertise as developers and operators of some of the most successful gambling and entertainment venues in the country to Waukegan at the Fountain Square site at Lakehurst and Northpoint Boulevard. 22, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - The developer, operator and owners of the state’s most successful casino, Rivers Casino Des Plaines, which earns more than twice as much gaming revenue as any other casino in the state, are teaming up to propose building a 1,625-gaming-seat Rivers Casino Waukegan.

Over 1600-gaming-seat casino to create thousands of jobs and millions in tax revenue