![]() During the initial years of implementation, the state estimated the number of terminals would plateau at about 20,000, the report said, noting “the popularity of video gaming has spurred so much interest that the State has sailed past this mark.” There are now more than 45,000 video gaming terminals in Illinois. “Ever since its inception, video gaming in Illinois has been on an upward trend,” the report said. Lottery revenue increased 4.7% to $872 million. ![]() Video gaming currently represents about 41% of wagering revenue, while lottery makes up nearly 44%.Ĭollections from video slot machines posted the biggest gains this year, rising 6.8% to $814 million, the report said. ![]() Illinois’s tax collections from gaming climbed to a record of almost $2 billion in the year that ended June 30, according to data going back almost five decades. The lottery is still the state’s biggest source of wagering revenue but video terminals in casinos, bars, restaurants and stores are poised to challenge that top spot, according to a report by the Illinois Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability, a bipartisan group that provides economic analysis for the state legislature. ![]() (Bloomberg) - Gamblers are placing more and more bets on video slot machines than at Blackjack tables or horse race tracks in Illinois. ![]()
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