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Casinos near Chicago

Closest casino to Chicago Loop: Bally's Chicago — 1.2 straight-line miles (OpenStreetMap anchor, catalog geo).

Straight-line miles only. Tribal casinos and venues outside our catalog are not ranked here.

From Chicago Loop

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Straight-line miles to open casino floors in our catalog. Anchor: OpenStreetMap (2026-10-12).

Showing 15 closest of 387 venues in the catalog

  1. 1Bally's Chicago1.2 mi
  2. 2Horseshoe Hammond13.9 mi
  3. 3Rivers Casino Des Plaines14.9 mi
  4. 4Ameristar Casino East Chicago18.2 mi
  5. 5Wind Creek Chicago Southland21.4 mi
  6. 6Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana24.0 mi
  7. 7Harrah's Joliet Casino & Hotel33.8 mi
  8. 8American Place Casino35.3 mi
  9. 9Grand Victoria Casino35.3 mi
  10. 10Hollywood Casino Aurora36.4 mi
  11. 11Blue Chip Casino39.2 mi
  12. 12Hollywood Casino Joliet39.4 mi
  13. 13Hard Rock Casino Rockford73.8 mi
  14. 14Golden Nugget Danville121.0 mi
  15. 15Par-A-Dice Hotel Casino130.3 mi

From O'Hare International Airport (ORD)

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Straight-line miles to open casino floors in our catalog. Anchor: OpenStreetMap (2026-10-12).

Showing 15 closest of 387 venues in the catalog

  1. 1Rivers Casino Des Plaines2.6 mi
  2. 2Bally's Chicago15.7 mi
  3. 3Grand Victoria Casino19.3 mi
  4. 4American Place Casino25.1 mi
  5. 5Hollywood Casino Aurora25.8 mi
  6. 6Horseshoe Hammond28.6 mi
  7. 7Wind Creek Chicago Southland31.9 mi
  8. 8Harrah's Joliet Casino & Hotel32.5 mi
  9. 9Ameristar Casino East Chicago33.0 mi
  10. 10Hollywood Casino Joliet34.6 mi
  11. 11Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana38.5 mi
  12. 12Blue Chip Casino55.4 mi
  13. 13Hard Rock Casino Rockford57.5 mi
  14. 14Par-A-Dice Hotel Casino124.3 mi
  15. 15Golden Nugget Danville129.5 mi

From Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)

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Straight-line miles to open casino floors in our catalog. Anchor: OpenStreetMap (2026-10-12).

Showing 15 closest of 387 venues in the catalog

  1. 1Bally's Chicago9.8 mi
  2. 2Horseshoe Hammond14.1 mi
  3. 3Rivers Casino Des Plaines15.8 mi
  4. 4Wind Creek Chicago Southland16.3 mi
  5. 5Ameristar Casino East Chicago18.3 mi
  6. 6Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana23.3 mi
  7. 7Harrah's Joliet Casino & Hotel24.8 mi
  8. 8Hollywood Casino Aurora29.0 mi
  9. 9Hollywood Casino Joliet30.5 mi
  10. 10Grand Victoria Casino32.0 mi
  11. 11American Place Casino39.3 mi
  12. 12Blue Chip Casino44.6 mi
  13. 13Hard Rock Casino Rockford70.5 mi
  14. 14Golden Nugget Danville115.2 mi
  15. 15Par-A-Dice Hotel Casino121.3 mi

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is the closest casino to Chicago?

Bally's Chicago is about 1.2 straight-line miles from Chicago Loop in our catalog — sorted by great-circle distance, not drive time.

How is distance measured?

Straight-line miles from the anchor point in OpenStreetMap (Nominatim) to each casino’s published coordinates. We do not show drive time unless an official source publishes it.

Which casinos are on this list?

Open casino hotels and gaming floors in our US catalog (state-licensed commercial properties we already list). Tribal casinos and offshore sites are not included.

Where do the anchor coordinates come from?

Chicago Loop — https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/ui/details.html?osmtype=R&osmid=122604 (checked 2026-10-12, evidence level L4).

Are airport or convention-center casinos listed separately?

Yes. This page has 3 anchor points (Chicago Loop · O'Hare International Airport (ORD) · Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)). Each block is ranked from its own coordinates.