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GEM CITY FUEL, INC.

Bowen · IL · 4 terminals
IGB license 190701095
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Efficient gamesetMomentum −10%YoY −22%

Your performance · May 2024

NTI
$7,714
net terminal income · this month
Win per unit
$62
per machine · per day
Terminals
4
machines in service
Annual NTI
$116,697
trailing 12 months

The four numbers operators read first

NTI / machine
$1,929
monthly · per terminal
state median $4,066/mo
23rd pct of 8,423 IL locations
Hold
10.4%
this month
state median 9.1% · above
74th pct of 8,423 IL locations
Cycle rate
3.03×
this month
state median 2.86× · engagement
71st pct of 8,423 IL locations
Play / machine
$18.5K
monthly · per terminal
state median $45.2K/mo
18th pct of 8,423 IL locations

Against locations your size (4–5 terminals, 1,952 of them), your NTI/machine is −$257/mo vs the $2,186 peer median — bucketing by size keeps a small bar from being measured against a big one.

Where the money goes (May 2024)

NTI this month
$7,714
Gaming tax
−$2,623
After tax
$5,091
Your take-home
$2,546
your 50% this month
Gaming tax$2,623 · 34%Operator's 50%$2,546 · 33%Yours, 50%$2,546 · 33%

Illinois law fixes the after-tax split at 50/50 and bans any deviation (230 ILCS 40/25(c)) — about $2,546 to you and $2,546 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 — 23rd percentile of 8,423 Illinois locations this month
Among locations your size (4–5 terminals) — 44th percentile of 1,952

Trend

Net terminal income by monthpeak $18,253
2021
2022
2023
2024
latest month up vs prior down vs prior
Cycle rate by monthlatest 3.03× · 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 $62
your WPU (per machine, per day)
Hold % by monthlatest 10.4% · 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 22% on a year earlier
June 2023 – May 2024June 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 −8% this year vs −36% a year ago — so a normal seasonal dip isn't mistaken for a real decline.

Your town's market

Bowen's total gaming income is −30% year over year (trailing 3 months vs the same 3 a year ago).

Your own gameset is −22% over the same-month-last-year comparison — holding up as well as or better than the town around you.

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)
$62/day
per machine · per day · daily win rate per machine
WPU momentum
+1%
last 3 months $73/day vs prior 3 $73/day
Seasonality
March peak
strongest March ($14,537 avg) · softest February ($7,006 avg)
Revenue steadiness
variable
±26% month-to-month swing, trailing 12

Year over year

Your NTI is −2% down year over year.

Your Location
−2%
$116,697 vs $118,821 (last 12 months vs the prior 12)
The market
Not enough county history

Takeaways

•Each terminal earned about $1,929 in May 2024 — the 23rd percentile of 8,423 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 10.4% — 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 3.03× 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 $2,623 in gaming tax, May 2024's income is split 50/50 with your operator by law (230 ILCS 40/25(c)) — about $2,546 to you. Neither side can move that split, which is why operators here compete on service.
•Recent momentum is softening — −10% against your trailing average.
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Full May 2024 report detail
Amount played
$73,911
Amount won
$66,196
Net wager
$7,714
Funds in
$24,368
Funds out
$16,654
Net terminal income
$7,714
NTI tax
$2,623
State share
$2,237
Municipality share
$386

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