About 53% of the investors are people of color, including 16% who are African American, 24% Latin American and roughly 13% Asian/Pacific Islander American, the group said in a statement.Īnother key investor in the group led by gambling operator Delaware North is Naperville entrepreneur Daniel Fischer, who runs the chain of Dotty’s video gambling lounges - and who has already landed a new casino in Rockford.įischer also tapped some local star power to seal that deal, enlisting Cheap Trick guitarist Rick Nielsen and his trademark checkered Flying V to get officials behind the Hard Rock Casino Rockford, which will take its first bets at a temporary site opening later this month. Jackson’s investment makes the Calumet City pitch “a majority minority-owned limited liability company,” according to the group. A winner is expected to be chosen by early next year. Regulators at the Illinois Gaming Board are expected to narrow the field to three after each group makes a public presentation at a special meeting Wednesday.

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