The gamble paid off. The Adjusted Gross Receipts for the Hollywood Casino in January 2024 were $6.3M, with an attendance of 47,000; for January 2025, it was $7M, with an attendance of 50,000; and for January 2026 (with the new location at 1401 Gateway Boulevard in Joliet), it was $11.2M, with an attendance of 95,000.
Joliet is the only municipality in the state of Illinois to host not one — but two casinos. Known as “the father of gaming in Illinois,” Tom Dunn was the man behind Joliet’s good fortune.
A retired State Senator for the 43rd District, former judge, and Marine Corp. veteran, Dunn authored the legislation to bring gaming to the city…