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CROOKED LAKE RESORT

Lake County · Lake County · IL · 4 terminals
IGB license 130705480 · Operator: J&J Ventures Gaming, LLC (as of June 2026)
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Momentum −21%YoY −66%3-month NTI decline
Low-volume month. June 2026 had under $10K played — likely a partial month or a new license — so it's shown but left out of rankings.

Your performance · June 2026

NTI
$490
net terminal income · this month
Win per unit
$4
per machine · per day
Terminals
4
machines in service
Annual NTI
$18,352
trailing 12 months

The four numbers operators read first

NTI / machine
$122
monthly · per terminal
state median $4,132/mo
Hold
24.1%
this month
state median 9.4% · above
Cycle rate
2.27×
this month
state median 2.61× · engagement
Play / machine
$507
monthly · per terminal
state median $45.2K/mo

Where the money goes (June 2026)

NTI this month
$490
Gaming tax
−$171
After tax
$318
Your take-home
$159
your 50% this month
Gaming tax$171 · 35%Operator's 50%$159 · 32%Yours, 50%$159 · 32%

Illinois law fixes the after-tax split at 50/50 and bans any deviation (230 ILCS 40/25(c)) — about $159 to you and $159 to your operator this month. Neither side can move that split. That's the whole point of The Gameset: with the split set by statute, operators compete for your gameset on service — games, cabinets, refresh cadence, response time.

Where your gameset stands

Trend

Net terminal income by monthpeak $25,102
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
latest month up vs prior down vs prior Lake County median ($25,102) shown, left out of rankings
Cycle rate by monthlatest 2.27× · state median 2.61×
your cycle rate state median

Cycle rate is a leading indicator: when players start cycling their money fewer times, it usually shows up here before it shows up in NTI — an early read on gameset health for you and for an operator.

Win per unit by monthlatest $4 · Lake County median $151
your WPU (per machine, per day) Lake County median WPU
Hold % by monthlatest 24.1% · state median 9.4%
your hold state median hold

These are the two series a service change shows up in. Fresher titles and faster response tend to move win per unit first; hold follows the game mix. Both are your own numbers against a neutral market line — not a verdict on anyone.

This year against last, by monthJune 2026 down 66% on a year earlier
July 2025 – June 2026July 2024 – June 2025

A month that looks like a collapse is often just that month. Laid over the same months a year earlier, a seasonal dip and a real decline stop looking alike.

Seasonality check: May → June moved −72% this year vs −57% a year ago — so a normal seasonal dip isn't mistaken for a real decline.

Your town's market

Lake County's total gaming income is +12% year over year (trailing 3 months vs the same 3 a year ago).

Your own gameset is −66% over the same-month-last-year comparison — the town's tide explains part of the move; it isn't all your gameset.

A deeper operator read

The same history, cut the way a Terminal Operator cuts it when they decide how hard to compete for your gameset.

Win per unit (WPU)
$4/day
per machine · per day · Lake County median $151/day · −97%
At the Lake County median this gameset would add roughly $210,913 a year.
WPU momentum
−19%
last 3 months $11/day vs prior 3 $14/day
Seasonality
March peak
strongest March ($2,767 avg) · softest June ($1,646 avg)
Revenue steadiness
volatile
±44% month-to-month swing, trailing 12

Your operator

J&J Ventures Gaming, LLC

Linked to your Location as of June 2026 — the Illinois Gaming Board publishes this each month, so a recent change may not show yet.

Locations
2,551
Avg NTI / Location
$32,031
Avg NTI / Terminal
$5,600
Total NTI
$81,709,963

Year over year

Your NTI is +36% up year over year, outpacing the Lake County market (+3%).

Your Location
+36%
$18,352 vs $13,498 (last 12 months vs the prior 12)
The market (Lake County)
+3%
typical Location: $38,533 vs $37,291

Takeaways

•Each terminal earned about $122 in June 2026. Per-terminal NTI is the number operators judge a gameset by, because it strips out how many machines you run.
•Hold — the share of money played that the gameset keeps — was 24.1% — above the 9.4% state median. Hold is driven mostly by the games in the gameset, which is exactly what an operator brings to the table.
•A dollar cycled through your machines 2.27× before leaving — higher means longer, more engaged sessions. When the cycle rate starts falling it usually shows up before NTI does, so it's an early read on gameset health for both sides.
•After $171 in gaming tax, June 2026's income is split 50/50 with your operator by law (230 ILCS 40/25(c)) — about $159 to you. Neither side can move that split, which is why operators here compete on service.
•Heads-up: NTI has slipped three months running. Worth a look — it can be seasonal (check the year-ago comparison), or a sign the gameset is due for fresher titles or better service.
•Terminal Operator J&J Ventures Gaming, LLC runs 2551 Locations in our data.
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Full June 2026 report detail
Amount played
$2,029
Amount won
$1,539
Net wager
$490
Funds in
$896
Funds out
$406
Net terminal income
$490
NTI tax
$171
State share
$147
Municipality share
$25

Source: Illinois Gaming Board monthly video gaming reports. This is public data about your own licensed Location, shown for informational purposes.