Galaxy Cafe & Gaming LLC

Lily Lake · IL · 6 terminals

IGB license 170701487

Efficient floorMomentum −24%YoY −55%3-month NTI decline

Your performance · November 2024

NTI

$10,831

net terminal income · this month

Win per unit

$60

per machine · per day

Terminals

machines in service

Annual NTI

$321,170

trailing 12 months

The four numbers operators read first

NTI / machine

$1,805

monthly · per terminal

state median $3,964/mo

22nd pct of 8,482 IL floors

Hold

13.5%

this month

state median 9.1% · above

96th pct of 8,482 IL floors

Cycle rate

2.79×

this month

state median 2.86× · engagement

41st pct of 8,482 IL floors

Play / machine

$13.4K

monthly · per terminal

state median $44.0K/mo

12th pct of 8,482 IL floors

Against floors your size (6+ terminals, 6,318 of them), your NTI/machine is −$3,025/mo vs the $4,830 peer median — bucketing by size keeps a small bar from being measured against a big one.

Where the money goes (November 2024)

NTI this month

$10,831

Gaming tax

−$3,791

After tax

$7,040

Your take-home

$3,520

your 50% this month

Illinois law fixes the after-tax split at 50/50 and bans any deviation (230 ILCS 40/25(c)) — about $3,520 to you and $3,520 to your operator this month. Neither side can move that split. That's the whole point of The Gameset: since the money is set by statute, operators compete for your floor on service — games, cabinets, refresh cadence, response time — not on dollars.

Where your floor stands

Efficient floor

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 floor — attractive, with upside if foot traffic can be grown.

NTI/machine — 22nd percentile of 8,482 Illinois floors this month

Among floors your size (6+ terminals) — 13th percentile of 6,318

Trend

Net terminal income by monthpeak $66,068

2021

2022

2023

2024

latest month up vs prior down vs prior

Cycle rate by monthlatest 2.79× · 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 floor health for you and for an operator.

Win per unit by monthlatest $60

your WPU (per machine, per day)

Hold % by monthlatest 13.5% · 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.

Seasonality check: October → November moved −63% this year vs −16% a year ago — so a normal seasonal dip isn't mistaken for a real decline.

Your town's market

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

Your own floor is −55% over the same-month-last-year comparison — the town's tide explains part of the move; it isn't all your floor.

A deeper operator read

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

Win per unit (WPU)

$60/day

per machine · per day · daily win rate per machine

WPU momentum

−23%

last 3 months $130/day vs prior 3 $168/day

Seasonality

September peak

strongest September ($48,946 avg) · softest November ($32,034 avg)

Revenue steadiness

variable

±28% month-to-month swing, trailing 12

Year over year

Your NTI is −39% down year over year.

Your Location

−39%

$321,170 vs $527,113 (last 12 months vs the prior 12)

The market

Not enough county history

Takeaways

•Each terminal earned about $1,805 in November 2024 — the 22nd percentile of 8,482 Illinois floors that month. Per-terminal NTI is the number operators judge a floor on, because it strips out how many machines you run.

•Hold — the share of money played that the floor keeps — was 13.5% — above the 9.1% state median. Hold is driven mostly by the games on the floor, which is exactly what an operator brings to the table.

•A dollar cycled through your machines 2.79× 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 floor health for both sides.

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

•After $3,791 in gaming tax, November 2024's income is split 50/50 with your operator by law (230 ILCS 40/25(c)) — about $3,520 to you. Neither side can move that split, which is why operators here compete on service, not money.

•Heads-up: NTI has slipped three months running. Worth a look — it can be seasonal (check the year-ago comparison), or a sign the floor is due for fresher titles or better service.

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Full November 2024 report detail

Amount played

$80,356

Amount won

$69,526

Net wager

$10,831

Funds in

$28,779

Funds out

$17,948

Net terminal income

$10,831

NTI tax

$3,791

State share

$3,233

Municipality share

$557

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