A new casino is being accused to open in the heart of the city center of Chicago of violating American civil rights laws by preventing white men from investing in the project – a step that paid a lawsuit.
Bally's Chicago is a $ 1.7 billion casino and a resort that is scheduled to open in the West West neighborhood in Windy in 2026. The expansion complex is expected to be the largest casino in Illinois, and it features a 500 -room hotel with a roof bar, riverwalk, thousands From gambling machines and 3000 seats. Bali will be the first casino in the city; It was chosen by the Lori Lightfoot mayor in 2022.
As part of Hosting the community agreement Bali fell with the city of Chicago, and the casino is committed to the ownership of minorities by 25 %. HCA was formulated according to the 2019 state law to expand gambling in Illinois. Currently, in order to participate in the initial general assumption of the casino of $ 250 million, one must fulfill the “category rehabilitation standards”, a part of which the investor must be a “minority or woman”.
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Bali casino is prosecuted due to alleged racial discrimination. (Bali Casino)
A minority is defined as “African Americans, American Indians, Asian Americans, Latin” and other groups that the city considers “socially deprived” including Arab Americans, according to Municipal Law in Chicago.
The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Freedom is sued the Bali casino and members of the Illinois Games Committee when they claim it is racial discrimination. Will represents two potential investors who say they are depriving the ability to participate in the project because of their race-Richard Fisher and Philip Arunov-part of the American Alliance for Equality in Law, and is also a claimant in case.
The lawsuit claims that my mind violates the Civil Rights Law of 1866, which is the first Ko Clox Klan Law and years Supreme Court precedent By preventing white men from buying shares in their company. The lawsuit also claims that Bali prevents shareholders from transferring stocks to people who do not meet the standards of “Class”.
“The contract is necessary for citizenship rights. What you do here is completely illegal and has decades and decades of time,” said Dan Lenington of the Wisconsin Institute of Law and Fox News digital.
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The casino width was chosen by the then Chicago mayor, Laurie Laifot. (Kamil Krzaczynski/Getty Images)
Chicago Patrick Calman's lawyer is not a party to the lawsuit, but he told Fox News Digital that he was unable to invest in the project because he is a white man.
“It is starkly discriminatory,” said Calahan.
Kalhan, 39, said that he had first heard about the casino from a real estate broker on Instagram. I think it was an exciting investment opportunity and tried to buy shares in the project. After filling his personal information on Bali Investment portalHe was asked if he had met the standards of “category” A.
The message appeared in Red if someone does not meet the purchase of shares in the offer. (Bali Chicago)
“This offer is only available for entities that meet the Category A qualification standards according to the host community agreement with Chicago,” the gate was shown in a red text.
Kalhan said to Fox News digital.
Kalhan said that the alleged racial discrimination was out of shock, given how the city is operating under Chicago Mayor Brandon JohnsonBut he was still concerned.
“This did not surprise me as much as it was amazing because it was very blatant … Chicago is a chaos, so he does not surprise me,” he said.
Lenington said that Will's lawsuit may lead to legal consequences on Bali, which may put the casino license in danger.
Mayor of Chicago Brandon Johnson. (Reuters/Vincent Dairy)
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Bali SEC male You can leave the conditions they agreed upon in HCA with vulnerable to lawsuits from people who do not meet the “A.A.” standards, which would incur “great costs” of the casino and “can negatively affect our ability to operate our casinos and can affect Negatively on our business, financial situation and operations results, “if an invalid or unconstitutional HCA is found.
“The public subscription in Chicago is compatible with Bally with our obligations under the host community agreement with the city of Chicago,” Bali spokesman told Fox News Digital in a statement.
The Chicago mayor's office and the Illinois Games Committee did not respond to the Fox News Digital request for comment.
