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I. M. STEIN, INC.

Johnsburg · IL · 6 terminals
IGB license 160702411
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Efficient gamesetMomentum −29%YoY −65%

Your performance · February 2026

NTI
$9,152
net terminal income · this month
Win per unit
$54
per machine · per day
Terminals
6
machines in service
Annual NTI
$363,167
trailing 12 months

The four numbers operators read first

NTI / machine
$1,525
monthly · per terminal
state median $4,122/mo
17th pct of 8,493 IL locations
#12 of 13 in Johnsburg
Hold
9.9%
this month
state median 9.4% · above
60th pct of 8,493 IL locations
54th pct of 13 in Johnsburg
Cycle rate
2.44×
this month
state median 2.67× · engagement
22nd pct of 8,493 IL locations
38th pct of 13 in Johnsburg
Play / machine
$15.4K
monthly · per terminal
state median $45.1K/mo
14th pct of 8,493 IL locations
4th pct of 13 in Johnsburg

Against locations your size (6+ terminals, 6,636 of them), your NTI/machine is −$3,435/mo vs the $4,961 peer median — bucketing by size keeps a small bar from being measured against a big one.

Where the money goes (February 2026)

NTI this month
$9,152
Gaming tax
−$3,203
After tax
$5,949
Your take-home
$2,974
your 50% this month
Gaming tax$3,203 · 35%Operator's 50%$2,974 · 32%Yours, 50%$2,974 · 32%

Illinois law fixes the after-tax split at 50/50 and bans any deviation (230 ILCS 40/25(c)) — about $2,974 to you and $2,974 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 — 17th percentile of 8,493 Illinois locations this month
In Johnsburg — #12 of 13 locations by NTI/machine (your own neighborhood, the fairest like-for-like)
Among locations your size (6+ terminals) — 11th percentile of 6,636
Your gameset — you among your Johnsburg peers12 peer locations
play per machine →
your gameset a Johnsburg peer (anonymized) statewide median

2 peer locations sit beyond the axis range and are drawn at the edge — shown, never dropped.

Each gray dot is another Johnsburg gameset for the same month, shown without identity. The dashed lines are the statewide medians — which quadrant you land in is the positioning above, drawn out.

Trend

Net terminal income by monthpeak $48,170
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
latest month up vs prior down vs prior Johnsburg median ($26,356)
Cycle rate by monthlatest 2.44× · state median 2.67×
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 $54 · Johnsburg median $157
your WPU (per machine, per day) Johnsburg median WPU
Hold % by monthlatest 9.9% · 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 monthFebruary 2026 down 65% on a year earlier
March 2025 – February 2026March 2024 – February 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: January → February moved −66% this year vs −12% a year ago — so a normal seasonal dip isn't mistaken for a real decline.

Your town's market

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

Your own gameset is −65% 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)
$54/day
per machine · per day · Johnsburg median $157/day · −65%
At the Johnsburg median this gameset would add roughly $206,444 a year.
WPU momentum
−29%
last 3 months $138/day vs prior 3 $194/day
Seasonality
March peak
strongest March ($38,666 avg) · softest February ($22,254 avg)
Revenue steadiness
variable
±26% month-to-month swing, trailing 12

Year over year

Your NTI is −7% down year over year.

Your Location
−7%
$363,167 vs $391,814 (last 12 months vs the prior 12)
The market
Not enough county history

Takeaways

•Each terminal earned about $1,525 in February 2026 — the 17th percentile of 8,493 Illinois locations that month. Per-terminal NTI is the number operators judge a gameset by, because it strips out how many machines you run.
•Within Johnsburg, that's #12 of 13 locations by per-terminal earnings — the fairest like-for-like, since neighbors share the same foot traffic and economy.
•Hold — the share of money played that the gameset keeps — was 9.9% — 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 2.44× 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 $3,203 in gaming tax, February 2026's income is split 50/50 with your operator by law (230 ILCS 40/25(c)) — about $2,974 to you. Neither side can move that split, which is why operators here compete on service.
•Recent momentum is softening — −29% against your trailing average.
There's headroom in these numbers.

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Full February 2026 report detail
Amount played
$92,531
Amount won
$83,379
Net wager
$9,152
Funds in
$37,909
Funds out
$28,757
Net terminal income
$9,152
NTI tax
$3,203
State share
$2,745
Municipality share
$458

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