Travis Hankins, Vice President and General Manager, officiated the Bally Bet ribbon-cutting ceremony

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (December 28, 2023) — After recently introducing Bally’s Sports Bar, the best-in-class sports bar, to Quad Cities, the company has taken the game to the next level by adding a retail sportsbook and rebranding the sports bar to Bally Bet Sportsbook and Bar.

“We are very proud to introduce our retail Bally Bet Sportsbook in Illinois, a state with a coveted sports history and a legion of loyal fans. We are excited to bring this elevated experience to Quad Cities’ sports bar experience. I would like to thank the State of Illinois for its collaboration throughout this process, and I would also like to recognize our team members for their contributions to this for this opportunity,” said George Papanier, president at Bally’s Corporation.

The arrival of Bally Bet is yet another way Bally’s is bringing more fun and added value to Quad Cities.  Fans can now place their bets at the all-new, fan-friendly retail sportsbook. The all-new Bally Bet Sportsbook & Bar features three betting windows, five kiosks, 25 big screens, a 20-foot LED video wall, 25-seat bar, and The Luxury Box a private dining area.

Hours of operation: Monday-Friday: 12–10PM and Saturday-Sunday: 10AM–10PM.

To learn more about Bally’s Quad Cities, visit Exciting Rock Island Casino Hotel | Bally's Quad Cities Casino and Hotel (ballys.com).

About Bally’s Corporation

Bally's Corporation is a global casino-entertainment company with a growing omni-channel presence of Online Sports Betting and iGaming offerings. It currently owns and manages sixteen casinos across ten states, a golf course in New York, a horse racetrack in Colorado, and has access to OSB licenses in eighteen states. It also owns Bally's Interactive International, formerly Gamesys Group, a leading, global, online gaming operator, Bally Bet, a first-in class sports-betting platform, and Bally Casino, a growing iCasino platform. With 10,500 employees, the Company's casino operations include approximately 15,000 slot machines, 600 table games, and 5,300 hotel rooms. Upon completing the construction of a permanent casino facility in Chicago, Illinois, and a land-based casino near the Nittany Mall in State College, Pennsylvania, Bally's will own and/or manage seventeen casinos across eleven states. Its shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "BALY".

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