Casino revenue in Illinois has been released by the state gaming board for the month of November, and, with a take of nearly $104.7m, the state saw a decline of about 4.7% from the month before.
Both the 11 casinos in the state as well as revenue gleaned from electronic gaming machines saw their revenue decline.
The overall decline was a surprise to many as the month had seen the pool of operators expand: Hard Rock International opened a temporary Rockford City casino early in November, which brought to the table 600 new slot machines.
And, while electronic gaming machines reached an all-time high in the state, net-income from them declined 6.3% from the month before.
The top-performing casino continues to be Rivers Casino in Des Plaines, which not only is the second-largest in the state in terms of square feet, but – at 216,453 last month – welcomes more players than any other by a margin of over double.
In the casino’s 30 operating days, it brought in $26.7m from table games and $77.3m in electronic gaming machines. Its total adjusted gross receipts amounted to $40m. While this is a decline from the month before, the casino will still be able to pay $13.8m in taxes to the state and $2.2m to the local government.
In the state there was only casino whose take actually rose over the month: DraftKings at Casino Queen in East St. Louis, which saw a 0.3% rise from the month before, to $6.3m. Most of this was due to an increase of action at the tables, not from electronic terminals.
