Casinos across Illinois brought in $182.9 million in adjusted gross receipts in October 2026, a 10.4% jump from the $165.8 million they posted a year earlier, the Illinois Gaming Board reported. Fourteen of the state's 17 venues finished the month ahead of their October 2025 numbers.

Both halves of the business — slot machines and table games — beat last year's figures.

Slots And Tables Both Grew

Electronic gaming devices accounted for $140.7 million, up 11.3% from $126.4 million. Table games brought in $42.2 million, a 7.2% gain over $39.4 million.

The month added $17.2 million to the statewide total compared with October 2025. Every casino was open for all 31 days.

Visits climbed 4.1% to 1.39 million. Tax revenue came to $49.6 million for the state, up 12.5%, and $11.7 million for local governments, up 10.5%.

Rivers Leads, Wind Creek And Aurora Climb

Rivers Casino in Des Plaines stayed far out in front with $43.6 million, a 1.1% increase. Table games alone generated $15.3 million there.

Wind Creek came next at $20.2 million, up 16.8%, followed by Hollywood Casino Aurora at $14.7 million.

Aurora's gain worked out to 75.2% from $8.4 million — the strongest showing among the long-established properties.

Gaming board data puts the Aurora floor at 53,407 square feet this October, compared with 41,384 square feet a year ago. Some of the increase may therefore come from more space, though the board does not give a reason.

Hard Rock Casino Rockford posted $13.0 million, up 4.6%. Bally's Chicago took in $12.1 million, up 16.0%, Grand Victoria $11.9 million, up 1.7%, and Hollywood Casino Joliet $11.7 million, up 8.1%.

The Smaller Venues

Danville Development rose 23.2% to $3.8 million. Fairmount Park climbed 57.8% to $2.3 million; its reported floor area grew from 7,216 to 9,640 square feet over the year.

With 14 of the 17 licensees up and three down, October looks like a broad advance rather than a month carried by one property.

The three decliners were Par-A-Dice in East Peoria, down 6.5% to $5.0 million; Walker's Bluff, down 1.6% to $3.0 million; and Argosy Casino Alton, down 0.7% to $2.9 million.

The state's $49.6 million works out to roughly 27% of receipts statewide, and the $11.7 million for local governments comes to about 6%.

Those shares differ from one casino to the next because larger properties pay graduated tax rates. The headline split is an average, not a flat rate.

Admissions grew 4.1%, well under the 10.4% revenue gain. That gap means the average visitor spent more.

How The Money Splits

Slots produced 76.9% of the October total and tables 23.1%. Rivers by itself accounted for 23.9% of statewide receipts. The top three — Rivers, Wind Creek and Hollywood Casino Aurora — made up about 43% combined.

Statewide, each admission generated about $131 in gaming receipts. Harrah's Joliet took $9.8 million, up 12.2%; FHR-Illinois $11.0 million, up 9.8%; and DraftKings at Casino Queen $7.1 million, up 8.7%.

Bally's Quad Cities added $6.1 million, up 6.5%, and Harrah's Metropolis added $4.8 million, up 0.8%.

What It Means For Players

Casino revenue tells only part of the story in Illinois, which also licenses sports betting.

The state releases its summaries every month.

Anyone worried that gambling is becoming a problem can call the National Problem Gambling Helpline at 1-800-GAMBLER.

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