. It was built over a shallow pit of water near the Tri-State Tollway to comply with Illinois law, but now has been granted the state's first land. Gambling expansion was approved in Illinois in The new proposed Danville casino will bring as many as direct construction jobs, and more than 1, After waiting years, the Golden Nugget has received its final license to operate a new Illinois casino in the city of Danville. Golden Nugget Danville is a square feet casino with slot machines, 14 table games and a sportsbook. There are two restaurants including a Landrys. May 9, - The Grand Victoria Casino in Elgin, IL offers one of the best riverboat gambling, dining, and entertainment experience in. Those efforts go back to the time of Illinois' Riverboat Gambling A Danville casino could also face compeition from a new casino proposed in. The gambling plan would put a land-based casino in Chicago and add two riverboat casinos at unspecified locations. The Illinois Gaming Board on Thursday approved a preliminary finding of suitability for the casino to be built on the Vermilion County. Golden Nugget Danville construction started in the spring, after the Illinois Gaming Board approved the casino license and financing was in. Danville, IL Phone.