CHICAGO, IL, Tuesday, August 13, 2024 – Bally’s Chicago Casino unveiled a new VIP Lounge at a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday at the Medinah Temple.
The VIP lounge offers eligible guests a quiet respite from the gaming floor, complete with complimentary food and non-alcoholic beverages, comfortable seating and televisions showing popular sports and entertainment programming
“As an exclusive benefit for VIP Bally Rewards members, the Bally’s Chicago VIP Lounge offers a relaxing space away from the gaming floor to socialize and enjoy complimentary food and non-alcoholic drinks,” said Mark Wong, Vice President and General Manager. “Combined with our new high limit slots and VIP Player Services window, all located conveniently on the third floor, our highly tailored VIP experience makes for an exceptional time at Bally’s Chicago Casino.”
The VIP Lounge, located on the third level, is open daily for VIP Bally Rewards members based on criteria. Guests are welcome to enjoy the rotating menu of complimentary heavy appetizers and complimentary beverage service for coffee, tea and other non-alcoholic beverages will also be available.
The space features seating for 30 people at tables seating two to six people each, with four TVs showing a variety of sports and entertainment programming.
In conjunction with the new VIP Lounge, Bally’s Chicago has also opened a VIP Player Services window on the same floor. Open Fridays and Saturdays, the window will offer Player’s Club and cashier transactions for Legend and Superstar Bally’s Rewards Members. All guests are welcome to try their hand at the new high-limit slot machines, which include popular titles like Dollar Storm, Dragon Cash and a variety of Lightning Cash titles. As a new amenity, complimentary Valet Services are also available for VIP Bally Rewards Members.
Image From left to right: Michael Donovan (Chief Marketing Officer, Bally’s Corporation), Paul Juliano (Senior Vice President of Operations, Bally’s Corporation), Casey Mongillo (Food and Beverage Shift Manager, Bally’s Chicago Casino), Mark Wong (Vice President and General Manager, Bally’s Chicago Casino), Douglas Breen (Casino Host, Bally’s Chicago Casino), Johnny Phan (Casino Host, Bally’s Chicago Casino), Michael Morgan (Vice President of Finance, Bally’s Chicago Casino) and Heather Cook-Osolnick (Vice President – Marketing, Bally’s Chicago Casino).
During yesterday’s ribbon cutting ceremony, pictured, Wong and Bally’s team members welcomed guests to tour the space, enjoy food and learn more about Bally’s Chicago VIP membership.
With demolition at the former Tribune Freedom Center site starting soon, Bally’s Chicago looks forward to further enhancing the experience for all guests at the permanent casino, slated to open Fall 2026.
About Bally's Corporation
Bally's Corporation is a global casino-entertainment company with a growing omni-channel presence. It currently owns and manages 15 casinos across 10 states, a golf course in New York, a horse racetrack in Colorado, and has access to OSB licenses in 18 states. It also owns Bally's Interactive International, formerly Gamesys Group, a leading, global, online gaming operator, Bally Bet, a first-in-class sports betting platform, and Bally Casino, a growing iCasino platform.
With 10,600 employees, the Company's casino operations include approximately 15,300 slot machines, 580 table games and 3,800 hotel rooms. Upon completing the construction of a permanent casino facility in Chicago, IL, and a land-based casino near the Nittany Mall in State College, PA, Bally's will own and/or manage 16 casinos across 11 states. Bally’s also has rights to developable land in Las Vegas post the closure of the Tropicana. It shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "BALY".
