It was a powerful 2021 for retail casinos within the state of Illinois.
Per figures from the Illinois Gaming Control Board, the properties received $1,187,308,323 off of friends throughout the yr, up considerably from 2020.
The 11 casinos noticed 7,684,535 in mixed admissions throughout 2021, producing $296,763,261 from desk video games and $890,545,062 from the machines.
The state’s share was $248,688,721, whereas the native share was $67,022,120.
The Grand Victoria Casino was tops within the state with $143,262,740 in whole winnings.
Additionally, the Illinois casinos and their respective tech companions received greater than $70 million off sports activities bets within the yr. A exact determine hasn’t but been launched.
According to figures from the American Gaming Association, Illinois casinos received $743,407,000 off gamblers in 2020 and $1,354,404,565 in 2019.
Also per the AGA, the market referred to as Chicagoland, which incorporates casinos in Northwest Indiana, generated $1.12 billion in gaming win in 2020. That moved the Chicgaoland market to fourth finest within the U.S., down from the third spot.
The Baltimore-Washington DC on line casino market, which trails solely Las Vegas and Atlantic City, generated $1.31 billion in gaming win in 2020, and it’ll seemingly be forward of Chicagoland once more with Maryland casinos not too long ago reporting document income.