Revenue at Illinois Casinos Dips Slightly in August From July

In Illinois, total adjusted gross receipts for the state’s 14 casinos for August was almost $124.44 million combined. That represented a decrease of about 6.6% from July ($133.26 million). Slots contributed about $95.19 million of the adjusted gross revenue (AGR) and table games generated about $29.25 million.

Taxes to the state in August were almost $30.71 million, and the local share taxes of taxes came to about $7.14 million. Government officials and local gamblers are looking forward to the opening of a new casino in Chicago. A temporary gambling facility operated by Bally’s opened over the weekend, on Sept. 9, at Medinah Temple in River North. A permanent facility is being built nearby.

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Breakdown of Illinois Casino Revenue

So far, the dominant casino, in terms of adjusted gross receipts, has been Rivers Casino in Des Plaines. In August, Rivers had almost $44.78 million in AGR, or nearly 36% of the state total.

The July Illinois casino revenue was at its highest figure in nine years.

Adjusted gross receipts for individual casinos (listed alphabetically) were: Argosy Casino, $2,919,572; Bally's Quad Cities Casino & Hotel, $5,429,725; Danville Development, LLC, $3,101,743; DraftKings at Casino Queen, $6,470,255; FHR-Illinois LLC, $7,774,239; Grand Victoria Casino, $12,020,906; Hard Rock Casino Rockford, $5,594,091; Harrah's Joliet Casino & Hotel, $10,570,186; Harrah's Metropolis Casino, $5,303,693; Hollywood Casino Aurora, $7,649,985; Hollywood Casino Joliet, $7,018,698; Par-A-Dice Hotel Casino, $4,974,469; Rivers Casino, $44,778,232; Walker’s Bluff Casino Resort, LLC, $832,814.

There are no online casinos in Illinois.