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BEAR'S LIQUOR, INC.

Central City · IL · 6 terminals
IGB license 140700003
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Efficient gamesetMomentum −20%YoY −25%3-month NTI decline

Your performance · October 2023

NTI
$23,028
net terminal income · this month
Win per unit
$124
per machine · per day
Terminals
6
machines in service
Annual NTI
$380,185
trailing 12 months

The four numbers operators read first

NTI / machine
$3,838
monthly · per terminal
state median $3,859/mo
50th pct of 8,235 IL locations
Hold
9.5%
this month
state median 9.1% · above
57th pct of 8,235 IL locations
Cycle rate
3.21×
this month
state median 2.91× · engagement
81st pct of 8,235 IL locations
Play / machine
$40.6K
monthly · per terminal
state median $43.2K/mo
47th pct of 8,235 IL locations

Against locations your size (6+ terminals, 5,841 of them), your NTI/machine is −$998/mo vs the $4,836 peer median — bucketing by size keeps a small bar from being measured against a big one.

Where the money goes (October 2023)

NTI this month
$23,028
Gaming tax
−$7,829
After tax
$15,198
Your take-home
$7,599
your 50% this month
Gaming tax$7,829 · 34%Operator's 50%$7,599 · 33%Yours, 50%$7,599 · 33%

Illinois law fixes the after-tax split at 50/50 and bans any deviation (230 ILCS 40/25(c)) — about $7,599 to you and $7,599 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

Efficient gameset

You earn a strong hold from steady traffic — the lever here is drawing more play, not squeezing the machines.

What an operator sees: An operator sees a well-run, efficient gameset — attractive, with upside if foot traffic can be grown.

NTI/machine — 50th percentile of 8,235 Illinois locations this month
Among locations your size (6+ terminals) — 38th percentile of 5,841

Trend

Net terminal income by monthpeak $117,420
2021
2022
2023
latest month up vs prior down vs prior
Cycle rate by monthlatest 3.21× · state median 2.91×
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 $124
your WPU (per machine, per day)
Hold % by monthlatest 9.5% · state median 9.1%
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 monthOctober 2023 down 25% on a year earlier
November 2022 – October 2023November 2021 – October 2022

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: September → October moved −20% this year vs −7% a year ago — so a normal seasonal dip isn't mistaken for a real decline.

Your town's market

Central City's total gaming income is +1% year over year (trailing 3 months vs the same 3 a year ago).

Your own gameset is −25% 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)
$124/day
per machine · per day · daily win rate per machine
WPU momentum
−13%
last 3 months $151/day vs prior 3 $174/day
Seasonality
March peak
strongest March ($73,073 avg) · softest October ($29,191 avg)
Revenue steadiness
variable
±19% month-to-month swing, trailing 12

Year over year

Your NTI is −9% down year over year.

Your Location
−9%
$380,185 vs $418,007 (last 12 months vs the prior 12)
The market
Not enough county history

Takeaways

•Each terminal earned about $3,838 in October 2023 — the 50th percentile of 8,235 Illinois locations that month. 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 9.5% — above the 9.1% 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 3.21× 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.
•Efficient gameset — You earn a strong hold from steady traffic — the lever here is drawing more play, not squeezing the machines.
•After $7,829 in gaming tax, October 2023's income is split 50/50 with your operator by law (230 ILCS 40/25(c)) — about $7,599 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.
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Full October 2023 report detail
Amount played
$243,538
Amount won
$220,510
Net wager
$23,028
Funds in
$75,789
Funds out
$52,761
Net terminal income
$23,028
NTI tax
$7,829
State share
$6,678
Municipality share
$1,151

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