Casino Player’s Best of Gaming 2025: Chicagoland
Best Overall Gaming Resort
1 Wind Creek Chicago Southland
2 Bally’s Quad Cities Casino and Hotel
3 Rivers Casino Des Plaines
HOTEL
Best Hotel
1 Wind Creek Chicago Southland
2 Horseshoe Casino Hammond
3 Blue Chip Casino Hotel Spa
Best Hotel Staff
1 Ameristar Casino Hotel East Chicago
2 Bally’s Quad Cities Casino and Hotel
3 Wind Creek Chicago Southland
Best Hotel Lobby
1 Wind Creek Chicago Southland
2 Blue Chip Casino Hotel Spa
3 Ameristar Casino Hotel East Chicago
Best Rooms
1 Wind Creek Chicago Southland
2 Bally’s Quad Cities Casino and Hotel
3 Ameristar Casino Hotel East Chicago
Best Suites
- Wind Creek Chicago Southland
- Bally’s Quad Cities Casino and Hotel
3 Blue Chip Casino Hotel Spa
Best Pool
- Blue Chip Casino Hotel Spa
- Bally’s Quad Cities Casino and Hotel
Best Spa
- Wind Creek Chicago Southland, The spa at Wind Creek
- Blue Chip Casino Hotel Spa, Spa Blu Tower
Favorite Casino Resort To Vacation At
- Wind Creek Chicago Southland
- Blue Chip Casino Hotel Spa
- Ameristar Casino Hotel East Chicago
Favorite Casino Resort For A Staycation
- Bally’s Quad Cities Casino and Hotel
- Blue Chip Casino Hotel Spa
- Horseshoe Casino Hammond
CASINO
Best Casino
1 Bally’s Casino Chicago
2 Bally’s Quad Cities Casino and Hotel
3 Hard Rock Casino Rockford
Best Players Club
1 Bally’s Quad Cities Casino and Hotel, Bally Rewards
2 Hard Rock Casino Rockford, Unity by Hard Rock
3 Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana, Unity by Hard Rock
Best VIP Lounge/Services
1 Bally’s Quad Cities Casino and Hotel
2 Wind Creek Chicago Southland
3 Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana
Best Hosts
1 American Place Casino
2 Bally’s Quad Cities Casino and Hotel
3 Bally’s Casino Chicago
Best Comps
- Ameristar Casino Hotel East Chicago
- American Place Casino
- Bally’s Quad Cities Casino and Hotel
Best Promotions
- Hard Rock Casino Rockford
- Rivers Casino Des Plaines
- Bally’s Quad Cities Casino and Hotel
Best Dealers
1 Hard Rock Casino Rockford
2 Rivers Casino Des Plaines
3 Bally’s Quad Cities Casino and Hotel
Best Table Games
1 Hard Rock Casino Rockford
2 Bally’s Quad Cities Casino and Hotel
3 Wind Creek Chicago Southland
Best Table Game Tournaments
1 Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana
2 Bally’s Quad Cities Casino and Hotel
3 American Place Casino
Best Slot Tournaments
1 Bally’s Quad Cities Casino and Hotel
2 American Place Casino
3 Rivers Casino Des Plaines
Best High Limit Room
1 Hard Rock Casino Rockford
2Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana
3 Horseshoe Casino Hammond
Best Poker Room
1 Rivers Casino Des Plaines
2 Hard Rock Casino Rockford
3 Horseshoe Casino Hammond
Best Poker Tournaments
1 Horseshoe Casino Hammond
2 Rivers Casino Des Plaines
3 Grand Victoria Casino Elgin
Best Non-Smoking Casino/Area
1 Wind Creek Chicago Southland
2 Rivers Casino Des Plaines
3 Bally’s Quad Cities Casino and Hotel
Casino Where You Feel The Luckiest
1 American Place Casino
2 Bally’s Quad Cities Casino and Hotel
3 Bally’s Casino Chicago
Best Reel Slots
1 Bally’s Quad Cities Casino and Hotel
2 Ameristar Casino Hotel East Chicago
3 Rivers Casino Des Plaines
Best Video Slots
- Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana
- Wind Creek Casino Southland
- Hard Rock Casino Rockford
Best Blackjack
1 Bally’s Quad Cities Casino and Hotel
2 American Place
3 Bally’s Casino Chicago
Best Carnival Games
- Wind Creek Casino Southland
- Hard Rock Casino Rockford
- Rivers Casino Des Plaines
Best Craps
- American Place Casino
- Bally’s Quad Cities Casino and Hotel
- Hard Rock Casino Rockford
Best Roulette
- Rivers Casino Des Plaines
- Bally’s Casino Chicago
- Grand Victoria Casino Elgin
Best Video Poker
1 Bally’s Casino Chicago
2 Bally’s Quad Cities Casino and Hotel
3 Rivers Casino Des Plaines
SPORTS BETTING
Best Overall Sports Book
1 Rivers Casino Des Plaines, BetRivers Sportsbook
2 Horseshoe Casino Hammond, Caesars Sportsbook
3 Hard Rock Casino Rockford, Hard Rock Sportsbook
Best Betting Options
- Rivers Casino Des Plaines, BetRivers Sportsbook
- Horseshoe Casino Hammond, Caesars Sportsbook
- Hard Rock Casino Rockford, Hard Rock Sportsbook
Best Prop Bets
- Rivers Casino Des Plaines, BetRivers Sportsbook
- Bally’s Quad Cities Casino and Hotel, Bally Bet Sportsbook
- Horseshoe Casino Hammond, Caesars Sportsbook
Best Sportsbook Promotions
- Rivers Casino Des Plaines, BetRivers Sportsbook
- Bally’s Quad Cities Casino and Hotel, Bally Bet Sportsbook
- Horseshoe Casino Hammond, Caesars Sportsbook
Friendliest Sportsbook
- Horseshoe Casino Hammond, Caesars Sportsbook
- Rivers Casino Des Plaines, BetRivers Sportsbook
- Hard Rock Casino Rockford, Hard Rock Sportsbook
