Illinois casino revenues in September were the second highest since 2014 for the state. For September, the state’s casinos had $132.13 million in total adjusted gross receipts, an increase of 6.2% over August.
There are no Illinois online casinos.
This year, September’s financial performance was second only to July 2023, which had about $133.26 million in revenue – and that figure stands as the highest since 2014.
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Addition of Bally’s Boosts Figures
Revenues in September were buoyed by the addition of a 15th casino, Bally’s temporary casino in Chicago, which added about $6.68 million to the statewide monthly adjusted gross receipts. The temporary facility, which opened its doors on Sept. 9, will eventually be replaced by a permanent $1.7 billion casino-hotel that is expected to open in 2026.
For September, the state share of casino taxes was $32.68 million, and the local share was about $7.93 million.
Illinois individual casino total adjusted gross receipts for September (listed alphabetically):
- Argosy Casino Alton, $2,977,005
- Bally's Chicago Operating Company, $6,678,430
- Bally's Quad Cities Casino & Hotel, $5,232,158
- Danville Development, LLC, $3,340,238
- DraftKings at Casino Queen, $6,472,942
- FHR-Illinois LLC, $7,818,091
- Grand Victoria Casino, $12,428,576
- Hard Rock Casino Rockford, $5,739,967
- Harrah's Joliet Casino & Hotel, $10,950,775
- Harrah's Metropolis Casino, $5,311,677
- Hollywood Casino Aurora, $8,316,682
- Hollywood Casino Joliet, $7,603,427
- Par-A-Dice Hotel Casino, $4,927,046
- Rivers Casino, $41,453,309
- Walker’s Bluff Casino Resort, $2,883,917
The Illinois sports betting report for September will come out later this month.
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