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Illinois casinos generate $154.8m revenue for November

Despite accounting for the most revenue of any Illinois gaming facility, Rivers Casino Des Plaines reported a decrease of 13.4% year-over-year for a total of $37.5m.

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Illinois casinos generate $154.8m revenue for November
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EGDs produced $120.4m of the total casino revenue reported for November, while table games managed to generate nearly $34.5m
In total, the state received $42.1m from tax contributions, with the respective areas in which each casino is located combining for just over $9.8m

The Illinois Gaming Board has reported a $154.8m casino revenue for November 2025, representing an increase of 1.3% from the prior year period.

Table games accounted for close to $34.5m of the total revenue, having decreased 8%, while electronic gaming devices (EGDs) generated $120.4m for growth of 4.3%.

Rivers Casino Des Plaines managed to produce the most revenue of any casino facility in Illinois throughout November with $37.5m, but the figure still equates to a decrease of 13.4% year-over-year.

Wind Creek Chicago and Grand Victoria Casino generated November casino revenues of $15.5m and $12.2m, respectively, representing increases of 52.2% and 0.8%.

Hard Rock Casino Rockford and Hollywood Casino Joliet produced respective November revenue totals of $11.3m and $11m, equating to a slight decrease of 4% for the Hard Rock International property but an increase of 51.1% for Hollywood Casino Joliet.

Bally's Chicago, which is expected to be completed in its entirety by the fourth quarter of 2026, generated just over $8.4m in casino revenue for November, decreasing 13.3% year-over-year.

Harrah's Joliet Casino reported a November casino revenue decrease of 18% for a total of $8.4m, while the operator's Metropolis Casino accounted for $4.7m and fell 2.9%.

Hollywood Casino Aurora produced a November 2025 casino revenue total of nearly $8m, representing a decrease of 10.9%.

DraftKings at Casino Queen and Fairmount Park accounted for $7.4m and $1.7m of the state's total casino revenue for November, respectively, equating to a rise of 7.3% for DraftKings. Fairmount Park was not included within the Board's November 2024 results, therefore resulting in no change year-over-year.

Full House Resorts reported $10.1m of casino revenue from Illinois operations, rising 8.2%, while Par-A-Dice Hotel Casino managed to increase revenue by 3.2% for a total of $4.8m.

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