ROCKFORD (WREX) — 50 people and entities of 815 Entertainment LLC are up for approval as "key persons" by the Illinois Gaming Board at Wednesday’s meeting.

815 Entertainment LLC is the group behind bringing the Hard Rock Casino to Rockford, pending gaming board approval.

"The IGB is working through the required vetting and investigation of the investors/owners of 815 Entertainment, LLC and of the proposed Rockford casino project," said Joe Miller, Illinois Gaming Board Director of Public Policy in an email sent to 13 WREX. "Some of these individuals and entities are on the June 9 agenda and we expect others to be considered at future IGB meetings."

A "key person" is identified by the IGB under state statute as someone who has power over an organization gaming or supplier’s license. They include a business entity with an ownership interest, or voting rights of more than 5 percent in the licensee or applicant, the directors of the licensee or applicant which include CEO, President COO and others, A gaming operations manager, all other businesses that have a level of ownership or control as determined by the IGB.

Wednesday’s meeting is slated for 9 a.m. for closed session and will reconvene at 11 a.m. in open session.

The following people and entities are up for approval Wednesday.

4. Gretchen Bastuga – 815 Entertainment, LLC
5. Charles Box – 815 Entertainment, LLC
6. Sophia Bross – 815 Entertainment, LLC
7. Julia Costello – 815 Entertainment, LLC
8. William Cunningham – 815 Entertainment, LLC
9. Christopher Dandrow – 815 Entertainment, LLC
10. Mary Dunleavy – 815 Entertainment, LLC
11. Ronald Engesether – 815 Entertainment, LLC
12. Jason Frank – 815 Entertainment, LLC
13. Marc Jacobson – 815 Entertainment, LLC
14. Brent Johnson – 815 Entertainment, LLC
15. Hugh Jones IV – 815 Entertainment, LLC
16. Rachel Kenyon – 815 Entertainment, LLC
17. William Knicker – 815 Entertainment, LLC
18. Justin Kwak – 815 Entertainment, LLC
19. Jason Lichtman – 815 Entertainment, LLC
20. John Lichty – 815 Entertainment, LLC
21. Matthew Murphy – 815 Entertainment, LLC
22. Karen Nielsen – 815 Entertainment, LLC
23. Jan Ohlander – 815 Entertainment, LLC
24. Sunil Puri – 815 Entertainment, LLC
25. Lauren Rabb – 815 Entertainment, LLC
26. Andrew Roiniotis – 815 Entertainment, LLC
27. Jason Rolence – 815 Entertainment, LLC
28. Arthur Rone – 815 Entertainment, LLC
29. Debra Sasse – 815 Entertainment, LLC
30. Beth Satterfield – 815 Entertainment, LLC
31. Dawn Shanine – 815 Entertainment, LLC
32. George Donald Shanine – 815 Entertainment, LLC
33. George Noel Shanine – 815 Entertainment, LLC
34. Sydney Shanine – 815 Entertainment, LLC
35. Todd Shaw – 815 Entertainment, LLC
36. Suzanne Velasquez-Sheehy – 815 Entertainment, LLC
37. Jessica Theisen – 815 Entertainment, LLC
38. Renee Togher – 815 Entertainment, LLC
39. Arthur Velasquez – 815 Entertainment, LLC
40. Laine Warner – 815 Entertainment, LLC
41. William Warner – 815 Entertainment, LLC
42. Brent Wilde – 815 Entertainment, LLC
43. James Wilde – 815 Entertainment, LLC
44. Joshua Wilde – 815 Entertainment, LLC
45. Jennifer Yilk – 815 Entertainment, LLC
46. Nannette Zander – 815 Entertainment, LLC
47. Clearwater Property Investments, LLC – 815 Entertainment, LLC
48. RCI Investments LLC – 815 Entertainment, LLC
49. VCI Partners, LLC – 815 Entertainment, LLC
50. Brent B. Johnson Trust dated March 24, 1997 – 815 Entertainment, LLC
51. Dawn M. Shanine Irrevocable Trust – 815 Entertainment, LLC
52. Gretchen Bastuga Revocable Trust – 815 Entertainment, LLC
53. The Bill Warner 2019 GST Exempt Trust – 815 Entertainment, LLC
54. The James W. Wilde Revocable Trust Agreement – 815 Entertainment, LLC