Bally's Quad Cities
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UnclaimedA land-based casino hotel and entertainment complex in Rock Island, Illinois, formerly operated under the Jumer's Casino & Hotel name.
Last updated August 25, 2026
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Overview
Bally's Quad Cities is a casino hotel and entertainment property in Rock Island, Illinois, serving the Quad Cities region of Illinois and Iowa. The property was developed as a relocation and expansion of Jumer's Casino Rock Island, which had operated in downtown Rock Island before receiving approval to move to a larger site in the southwestern part of the city. Its current complex is located near the intersection of Interstate 280 and Illinois Route 92, giving it road access across the wider Quad Cities market. The new land-based casino, hotel, and banquet complex opened on December 1, 2008, following a major construction project that began with a groundbreaking in October 2007. The development represented a substantial expansion of the casino's physical footprint and amenities. Its casino contains approximately 42,000 square feet of gaming space, with roughly 800 slot machines, 13 table games, a live poker room, and a high-limit slots area. The resort also includes a 205-room hotel, including 11 luxury suites, an event center, a nightclub, several restaurants, and a sportsbook operating under the Bally Bet brand. The property changed ownership several times after the relocation. In 2011, the Jumer family sold the casino hotel to Delaware North for a reported $180 million. Delaware North subsequently sold the property to Bally's Corporation in June 2021 for a reported $120 million. Bally's completed the operating rebrand in September 2021, changing the property name from Jumer's Casino & Hotel to Bally's Quad Cities. The transaction expanded Bally's presence in Illinois and placed the Rock Island property within the company's broader portfolio of regional casinos and resorts. In April 2022, Gaming and Leisure Properties acquired the real estate associated with Bally's Quad Cities through a sale-leaseback transaction. Bally's continued to operate the casino and hotel under a lease arrangement, while GLPI became the property real-estate owner. This separation of operating and real-estate ownership is common in the regional casino sector and allowed Bally's to retain control of the customer-facing business while monetizing the underlying property. The complex remains one of Illinois's larger land-based casinos by gaming area. Its offer combines casino gaming, hotel accommodation, dining, nightlife, live entertainment, meetings, and sports wagering rather than relying solely on slot-machine play. The property has also received local recognition: a Quad City Times reader poll identified it as the Quad Cities' leading casino. Its principal market is regional leisure and gaming traffic, including visitors from the Illinois and Iowa sides of the metropolitan area.
History
Bally's Quad Cities traces its operating history to Jumer's Casino Rock Island, a casino that originally operated in downtown Rock Island, Illinois. As the property sought a larger and more suitable setting, the Illinois House of Representatives approved a relocation in June 2002. The authorized destination was a site near the intersection of Interstate 280 and Illinois Route 92 in southwestern Rock Island, positioning the casino for improved automobile access and a broader regional customer base. The relocation became a major redevelopment project. Groundbreaking took place in October 2007 for a reported $151 million land-based casino, hotel, and banquet-center complex. Unlike a riverboat-focused casino format, the new development was designed as a comprehensive destination property with a substantial gaming floor and non-gaming amenities. It opened on December 1, 2008, under the Jumer's name. The completed complex included approximately 42,000 square feet of gaming space, about 800 slot machines, 13 table games, a live poker room, and a high-limit slots area. The resort component consisted of a 205-room hotel with 11 luxury suites. Additional facilities included an event center, nightclub, four restaurants, and other hospitality and entertainment functions. The scale of the development made it one of the larger land-based casino properties in Illinois. Ownership changed in 2011, when the Jumer family sold the property to Delaware North for a reported $180 million. Delaware North operated the casino hotel for approximately a decade before selling it to Bally's Corporation in June 2021. Bally's paid a reported $120 million and subsequently changed the property name to Bally's Quad Cities in September 2021. The rebrand aligned the Rock Island resort with Bally's wider network of casinos and hotels and added the company’s brand architecture to the property's gaming, hospitality, and sports-wagering operations. The property later underwent a change in real-estate ownership. In April 2022, Gaming and Leisure Properties purchased the real estate in a sale-leaseback transaction. Bally's continued operating the casino and hotel, while GLPI held the underlying real-estate interest. The arrangement separated the physical property from the operating business without changing the casino's customer-facing Bally's identity. Bally's Quad Cities continues to serve the regional Quad Cities market, which spans communities in northwestern Illinois and eastern Iowa. Its business combines casino gaming with hotel rooms, restaurants, nightlife, events, and sports betting. The property has also received local consumer recognition, including a Quad City Times poll naming it the area's top casino. Its current identity is therefore the result of three linked developments: the relocation and expansion of Jumer's, the acquisition and rebranding by Bally's, and the subsequent separation of real-estate ownership through GLPI's sale-leaseback transaction.
- 2022
Real estate sold to GLPI
[1]Gaming and Leisure Properties acquired the property's real estate through a sale-leaseback transaction, with Bally's continuing as operator.
- 2021
Acquired and rebranded by Bally's
[1]Bally's Corporation acquired the property in June and introduced the Bally's Quad Cities name in September.
- 2011
Acquired by Delaware North
[1]The Jumer family sold the property to Delaware North.
- 2008
New complex opens
[1]The relocated Jumer's Casino and Hotel opened on December 1 with a large gaming floor, hotel, restaurants, events, and entertainment facilities.
- 2007
Construction begins
[1]Jumer's broke ground on a new land-based casino, hotel, and banquet-center project in southwest Rock Island.
- 2002
Relocation authorization
[1]The Illinois House of Representatives approved Jumer's Casino Rock Island's move from downtown Rock Island to a site near Interstate 280 and Illinois Route 92.
Products and positioning
A regional casino resort combining gaming, lodging, dining, sports wagering, nightlife, and event facilities for the Quad Cities market.
Casino gaming · 2008
Casino gaming floor
The casino occupies approximately 42,000 square feet and offers nearly 800 slot machines, 13 table games, a live poker room, and a high-limit slots area. It is the central customer offering and anchors the property's wider resort business.
Hospitality · 2008
Hotel
The resort includes a 205-room hotel with 11 luxury suites, providing overnight accommodation for casino guests, regional visitors, and event attendees.
Sports betting
Bally Bet Sportsbook
The property offers sports-wagering services under the Bally Bet Sportsbook brand, extending the complex beyond traditional casino games into regulated sports betting.
Food, beverage, and entertainment · 2008
Dining and entertainment
The complex includes four restaurants, a nightclub, an event center, and banquet facilities. These amenities support leisure visits, nightlife, meetings, and special events in addition to gaming.
Brand decisions
2022
Sale-leaseback of the real estateM&ABackground
Bally's owned and operated the property after its 2021 acquisition.
Action taken
Gaming and Leisure Properties purchased the real estate in April 2022, while Bally's retained operations under a leaseback structure.
Aftermath
Real-estate ownership and casino operations were separated, with Bally's continuing to run the resort.
2021
Bally's acquisition of Jumer'sM&ABackground
Delaware North owned the property after acquiring it from the Jumer family in 2011.
Action taken
Bally's Corporation acquired the casino hotel in June 2021 and rebranded it as Bally's Quad Cities in September.
Aftermath
The property became part of Bally's regional casino portfolio and adopted the company's operating and customer-facing brand.
Reported acquisition price. $120 million (June 2021)
2002
Relocation from downtown Rock IslandStrategyBackground
Jumer's sought to move from its downtown location to a larger, highway-accessible site in southwestern Rock Island.
Action taken
The Illinois House of Representatives approved the relocation near Interstate 280 and Illinois Route 92.
Aftermath
The approval enabled development of the expanded land-based casino, hotel, and entertainment complex that opened in 2008.
Recent events
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