The Bally’s Chicago Casino, slated to open in downtown Chicago in 2026, is being sued for allegedly discriminating against white men.
The $1.7-billion casino and resort is accused of violating civil rights laws by not allowing white men to invest in the project.
Fox News reports, “The expansive complex is projected to be Illinois’ biggest casino, boasting a 500-room hotel tower with a rooftop bar, a riverwalk, thousands of slot machines and a 3,000-seat theater. Bally’s will be the city’s first casino; its bid was selected by then-Mayor Lori Lightfoot in 2022.”
Bally’s signed a Host Community Agreement (HCA) to be permitted to open, which dictates that 25% of ownership must be by minorities or women.
The Municipal Code of Chicago considers a “minority” to be “African-Americans, American Indians, Asian-Americans, Hispanics” and any other “socially disadvantaged” group, as determined by the city.
“The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL) is suing Bally’s Casino and members of the Illinois gaming commission for what they allege is racial discrimination,” the Fox News report states.
“WILL is representing two would-be investors who say they were denied the ability to take part in the project because of their race — Richard Fisher and Phillip Aronoff — who are part of the American Alliance for Equal Rights, which is also a plaintiff in the case.”
The report continues, “The lawsuit alleges that Bally’s is in violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the first Ku Klux Klan Act and years of Supreme Court precedent by preventing White men from buying stock in their company.
The suit also alleges that Bally’s is preventing shareholders from transferring shares to people who do not meet ‘Class A’ criteria.”
“Making a contract is essential to the rights of citizenship. What Bally’s is doing here is absolutely illegal and has been for decades and decades,” Dan Lennington of the Wisconsin Institute of Law and Liberty told Fox News.
A Bally’s spokesperson told the network, “The Bally’s Chicago IPO complies with our obligations under the Host Community Agreement with the City of Chicago.”
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