Bally's Quad Cities
Bally's Quad Cities, formerly Jumer's Casino & Hotel, is a casino hotel in Rock Island, Illinois, part of the Quad Cities area. It is owned and operated by Bally's Corporation. The casino has about 42,000 square feet (3,900 m2) of gaming space, with 1,000 slot machines, 18 table games, and a poker room. It is one of the largest land-based casinos in the state of Illinois.[2][4]
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| Location | Rock Island, Illinois, United States |
| Address | 777 Bally Boulevard |
| Opening date | December 1, 2008 |
| No. of rooms | 205[1] |
| Total gaming space | 42,000 square feet (3,900 m2)[2] |
| Notable restaurants | DJ's Steakhouse[3] |
| Casino type | Land-based |
| Owner | Gaming and Leisure Properties |
| Operating license holder | Bally's Corporation |
| Previous names | Jumer's Casino & Hotel |
| Coordinates | 41.459444°N 90.613611°W |
| Public transit access |  Quad Cities MetroLINK |
| Website | ballysquadcities |
Bally's was voted the Quad Cities' #1 casino according to a poll conducted by the Quad City Times.
History
In June 2002, the Illinois House of Representatives gives Jumer's Casino Rock Island permission to move away from downtown Rock Island to a site near the intersection of Interstate 280 and Illinois 92. In October 2007, Jumer's Casino Rock Island broke ground on a $151 million land-based casino, hotel and banquet center, and on December 1, 2008, Jumer's opened its new Las Vegas-style casino and hotel in southwest Rock Island. The 43,000-square-foot casino has about 1,000 slots and 18 table games as well as a live poker room and a high-limit slots area. The complex includes a 205-room hotel with 11 luxury suites, an event center, a nightclub and four restaurants. DJ's Steakhouse is named after the company's founder, D. James Jumer.[1][2]
The 2011 Best of Gaming results were published in the magazine's August edition. Jumer's was voted best in 11 separate categories for the Northern Illinois region.[3]
In 2011, the Jumer family sold the property to Delaware North for $180 million.[5]
In June 2021, Delaware North sold Jumer's to Bally's Corporation for $120 million.[6] The property was rebranded as Bally's Quad Cities in September 2021.[7]
Gaming and Leisure Properties purchased the real estate of Bally's Quad Cities in a leaseback transaction in April 2022.[8]
References
- "Jumer's Casino & Hotel - Hotel". Jumerscri.com. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
- "Jumer's Casino & Hotel - Casino". Jumerscri.com. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
- "Jumer's Casino and Hotel Voted "Best" by Industry Publications' Readers | Delaware North Companies". Media.delawarenorth.com. 2011-08-10. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
- "Great Rivers Country". Archived from the original on May 9, 2012. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
- Doug Schorpp (April 27, 2011). "Delaware North completes Jumer's acquisition". Quad-City Times. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
- Sarah Hayden (June 15, 2021). "Bally's buys Jumer's Casino in Rock Island". Quad-City Times. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- Jonathan Turner (September 14, 2021). "Jumer's Casino & Hotel converts to Bally's Quad Cities". Our Quad Cities. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- "Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. completes previously announced sale leaseback transaction with Bally's for Black Hawk and Quad Cities properties" (Press release). Gaming and Leisure Properties. April 4, 2022 – via GlobeNewswire.