Illinois casinos generated $192.8 million in revenue in May, up 9.2% year over year, according to Illinois Gaming Board figures. Slots accounted for $146.5 million, an increase of 10.3%, while table-game revenue rose 6% to $46.2 million; Rivers Casino led with $48.7 million.
The state’s monthly figures show revenue trends across Illinois casinos and gaming categories.
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Illinois casinos generated $173.6m in June, up 9.1% year on year, according to Illinois Gaming Board figures. Slots contributed $132.4m and table games $41.2m; Rivers Casino led with $44m. Harrah’s Metropolis recorded the steepest decline, with revenue down 13.9% to $3.9m.
The Illinois Gaming Board proposed rules to extend self-exclusion checks to the state’s nearly 50,000 video gaming terminals, according to the report. The proposed system would require players to verify their identity when obtaining vouchers or opening an account, and operators would need to offer account holders responsible-gambling limits, including self-exclusion.
The Illinois Gaming Board put forward new rules on Thursday, a news report said. Those rules are meant to extend self-exclusion prerequisites to nearly 50,000 machines across the state. The report said the state's video gambling terminals form the largest such network in the world, and self-exclusion does not currently apply to it.
Illinois has proposed identity checks for video gambling machine voucher purchases, according to the headline and feed snippet. The proposal would stop machines from accepting cash directly and require checks of purchasers’ age and self-exclusion status.
US District Judge Martha Pacold granted preliminary injunctions blocking Illinois from enforcing several rules against prediction-market platforms, finding that sports event contracts likely qualify as swaps under federal law. The ruling leaves the proposed state transaction tax unresolved, and the parties must submit a proposed injunction by 29 October.
Reportedly, Illinois’ IGB proposes barring operators from directing marketing at former self-excluded gamblers for at least 12 months after their exclusion ends. The proposed changes would also extend the voluntary self-exclusion programme to video gaming terminals.