Rush Street Gaming’s “Rivers 78” proposal carries the biggest price tag of the five bids at a projected $2 billion, and its partnership with developer Related Midwest features an observation tower that would be more than 1,000 feet tall and add to Chicago’s already iconic skyline. If the process remains true to the projected timeline - no easy feat given the task of building a gaming venue in an urban metropolis - the casino would open by 2025 and be expected to generate between $160 million and $200 million in annual taxes and fees that the city of Chicago would allocate to police and fire department pension funds. Rush Street Gaming is one of three companies - the others being Hard Rock International and Bally’s - that have presented five total proposals to the city of Chicago for its downtown casino license. Perhaps looking to enhance the 83-year-old Bluhm’s legacy both in Illinois and nationwide as one of the premier casino gaming entrepreneurs outside Las Vegas, Rush Street’s proposed Rivers Casino at The 78 has all the markings of a high-end bid that has both left nothing to chance and potentially includes everything the city of Chicago could want. Presenting two contrasting bids among the five the city received for that license is simply another example of it. Rush Street Gaming Co-Founder Neil Bluhm’s desire to have a downtown casino in his hometown of Chicago has always been visible. The previous installments explored Bally’s bids at Bronzeville and River West, Hard Rock’s bid, and Rush Street Gaming’s McCormick Place bid.) (This is the fifth and final story in a series that looks at each proposed casino site for downtown Chicago.

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