Bally's raises eyebrows by hiring ex-Mayor Lightfoot's law firm to challenge video gambling terminals

Bally’s has hired the law firm of former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot to challenge the city’s legalization of video gambling terminals, which it claims violates a casino host agreement negotiated by Lightfoot. Critics argue this creates a conflict of interest, as Lightfoot previously oversaw the agreement that Bally’s now seeks to contest.