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E Castaneda Inc.

Waukegan · IL · 3 terminals
IGB license 140701407
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Momentum −20%YoY −87%
Low-volume month. May 2024 had under $10K played — likely a partial month or a new license — so it's shown but left out of rankings.

Your performance · May 2024

NTI
$340
net terminal income · this month
Win per unit
$4
per machine · per day
Terminals
3
machines in service
Annual NTI
$42,622
trailing 12 months

The four numbers operators read first

NTI / machine
$113
monthly · per terminal
state median $4,066/mo
Hold
54.6%
this month
state median 9.1% · above
Cycle rate
1.83×
this month
state median 2.86× · engagement
Play / machine
$207
monthly · per terminal
state median $45.2K/mo

Where the money goes (May 2024)

NTI this month
$340
Gaming tax
−$115
After tax
$224
Your take-home
$112
your 50% this month
Gaming tax$115 · 34%Operator's 50%$112 · 33%Yours, 50%$112 · 33%

Illinois law fixes the after-tax split at 50/50 and bans any deviation (230 ILCS 40/25(c)) — about $112 to you and $112 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 $41,425
2021
2022
2023
2024
latest month up vs prior down vs prior Waukegan median ($41,425) shown, left out of rankings
Cycle rate by monthlatest 1.83× · state median 2.86×
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 · Waukegan median $223
your WPU (per machine, per day) Waukegan median WPU
Hold % by monthlatest 54.6% · 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 monthMay 2024 down 88% on a year earlier
April 2023 – May 2024April 2022 – May 2023

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: April → May moved −94% this year vs +66% a year ago — so a normal seasonal dip isn't mistaken for a real decline.

Your town's market

Waukegan's total gaming income is +0% year over year (trailing 3 months vs the same 3 a year ago).

Your own gameset is −87% 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 · Waukegan median $223/day · −98%
At the Waukegan median this gameset would add roughly $244,478 a year.
WPU momentum
+17%
last 3 months $44/day vs prior 3 $37/day
Seasonality
October peak
strongest October ($4,767 avg) · softest August ($1,448 avg)
Revenue steadiness
volatile
±50% month-to-month swing, trailing 12

Year over year

Your NTI is +24% up year over year.

Your Location
+24%
$42,622 vs $34,326 (last 12 months vs the prior 12)
The market
Not enough county history

Takeaways

•Each terminal earned about $113 in May 2024. 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 54.6% — 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 1.83× 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 $115 in gaming tax, May 2024's income is split 50/50 with your operator by law (230 ILCS 40/25(c)) — about $112 to you. Neither side can move that split, which is why operators here compete on service.
•Recent momentum is softening — −20% against your trailing average.
There's headroom in these numbers.

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Full May 2024 report detail
Amount played
$622
Amount won
$283
Net wager
$340
Funds in
$340
Funds out
$0
Net terminal income
$340
NTI tax
$115
State share
$98
Municipality share
$17

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