The Illinois Gaming Board has reported the state’s total casino revenue for June 2026, as commercial operators produced $173.6m during the monthly period, representing an increase of 9.1%.
Rivers Casino accounted for the most revenue of any land-based gaming property in Illinois for June, having generated just over $44m for an increase of 9.2%. Also crossing the $20m threshold was Wind Creek Chicago, which grew revenue 22.5% to $20.5m.
Hard Rock Casino Rockford and Grand Victoria Casino reported June 2026 revenues of $12.6m and $12.9m, respectively, equating to increases of 6.2% and 5.6%.
Hollywood Casino Joliet accounted for nearly $12m of Missouri’s total revenue during June, representing growth of 75.2%. Bally’s Chicago finished close behind after increasing casino revenue 8.7% to $11.6m.
Full House Resorts’ Illinois property generated $10.9m of casino revenue and increased 9.8%, while Harrah’s Joliet Casino & Hotel accounted for just over $9.3m but fell by a similar 9.8% year-over-year.
Hollywood Casino Aurora and DraftKings at Casino Queen reported June 2026 revenues of $7.3m and $5.5m, representing decreases of 13.1% and 1.3%. Bally’s Quad Cities Casino & Hotel produced $5.5m of casino revenue in Illinois and rose 4.7%.
Harrah’s Metropolis Casino generated $3.9m and decreased 13.9%, while the Danville Development reported $3.3m of revenue and increased 7.5%.
Walker’s Bluff Casino Resort and Argosy Casino Alton reported June 2026 revenues of $2.9m and $2.8m, respectively, representing an increase of 2.9% and a decrease of 11% from the prior year period.
The Illinois Gaming Board also reported a total slot machine revenue of $132.4m for June, equating to an increase of 8.8%, while table game revenue climbed 10% to nearly $41.2m.
On June 24, Penn Entertainment opened the full Hollywood Casino & Hotel Aurora, converting a former riverboat gambling site into a land-based resort complex that represents a $360m investment in the Chicago-area market.
The gaming floor spans more than 1,000 slot and video poker machines and over 50 table games, including blackjack, craps, roulette and baccarat.
Prediction market operator Kalshi filed a federal lawsuit against Illinois on June 29 in an effort to prevent the state from enforcing new licensing requirements and taxes on sports-related event contracts
