The Illinois Gaming Board has reported the state’s total casino activity for October 2026, as commercial operators managed to generate $182.9m of adjusted gross revenue, representing an increase of 10.4%.
Electronic gaming devices (EGDs) in Illinois accounted for $140.7m of the state’s total casino revenue during October and increased 11.3%, while table game activity produced $42.2m of revenue and rose 7.2%.
Rivers Casino led all operators with just over $43.6m of revenue for October and increased 1.1%, followed by Wind Creek Chicago which accounted for $20.2m and grew 16.8%.
Hollywood Casino Aurora and Hard Rock Casino Rockford produced October revenues of $14.7m and $13m, respectively, equating to growth of 75.2% and 4.6%. Bally’s Chicago reported $12.1m of revenue for the monthly period, representing an increase of 16%.
Grand Victoria Casino reported $11.9m of revenue for October, having increased 1.7%, while Hollywood Casino Joliet drove $11.7m for an 8.1% rise year-over-year.
Illinois Casino Revenue - 2026
How has the state's casino industry performed since the start of 2026?
Full House Resorts’ Illinois property accounted for nearly $11m of casino revenue during October and increased 9.8%, followed by Harrah’s Joliet Casino & Hotel which grew revenue 12.2% to just over $9.8m.
DraftKings at Casino Queen and Bally’s Quad Cities Casino & Hotel generated $7.1m and $6.1m of revenue, respectively, equating to increases of 8.7% and 6.5%.
Par-A-Dice Hotel Casino produced $5m of casino revenue during October but decreased 6.5% year-over-year, while Harrah’s Metropolis Casino accounted for $4.8m and increased by 0.8%.
The Danville Development in Illinois was responsible for just over $3.8m of casino revenue and increased 23.2%, as Walker’s Bluff Casino Resort managed $3m of casino revenue for October and decreased 1.6%.
Argosy Casino Alton and Fairmount Park drove October revenues of $2.9m and $2.3m, respectively, equating to a decrease of 0.7% for Argosy but 57.8% growth for the latter.
On October 2, an Illinois Federal District court granted preliminary injunction motions from Kalshi, Coinbase and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), representing the first victory for prediction market entities since the start of 2026.
In April, a Third Circuit Court in Philadelphia ruled in favor of Kalshi by declaring the CFTC maintained exclusive jurisdiction over sports event contracts and preempted New Jersey’s gaming laws.
The Illinois Gaming Board approved proposals that would extend voluntary self-exclusion to the state's VGTs on October 23, a segment that currently falls outside casinos and sports wagering
