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East Dundee · Kane County · IL · 6 terminals
IGB license 200700504 · Operator: Gold Rush Amusements, Inc. (as of August 2026)
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Momentum +59%YoY +224%
Low-volume month. September 2026 had under $10K played — likely a partial month or a new license — so it's shown but left out of rankings.

Your performance · September 2026

NTI
$2,484
net terminal income · this month
Win per unit
$14
per machine · per day
Terminals
6
machines in service
Annual NTI
$11,598
trailing 12 months

The four numbers operators read first

NTI / machine
$414
monthly · per terminal
state median $4,170/mo
Hold
25.0%
this month
state median 9.4% · above
Cycle rate
2.19×
this month
state median 2.59× · engagement
Play / machine
$1.7K
monthly · per terminal
state median $45.5K/mo

Where the money goes (September 2026)

NTI this month
$2,484
Gaming tax
−$869
After tax
$1,615
Your take-home
$807
your 50% this month
Gaming tax$869 · 35%Operator's 50%$807 · 33%Yours, 50%$807 · 33%

Illinois law fixes the after-tax split at 50/50 and bans any deviation (230 ILCS 40/25(c)) — about $807 to you and $807 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 $30,621
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
latest month up vs prior down vs prior East Dundee median ($30,621) shown, left out of rankings
Cycle rate by monthlatest 2.19× · state median 2.59×
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 $14 · East Dundee median $170
your WPU (per machine, per day) East Dundee median WPU
Hold % by monthlatest 25.0% · 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 monthSeptember 2026 up 224% on a year earlier
October 2025 – September 2026October 2024 – September 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: August → September moved +31% this year vs +762% a year ago — so a normal seasonal dip isn't mistaken for a real decline.

Your town's market

East Dundee's total gaming income is +9% year over year (trailing 3 months vs the same 3 a year ago).

Your own gameset is +224% 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)
$14/day
per machine · per day · East Dundee median $170/day · −92%
At the East Dundee median this gameset would add roughly $337,649 a year.
WPU momentum
+23%
last 3 months $8/day vs prior 3 $7/day
Seasonality
March peak
strongest March ($3,227 avg) · softest October ($1,323 avg)
Revenue steadiness
volatile
±82% month-to-month swing, trailing 12

Your operator

Gold Rush Amusements, Inc.

Linked to your Location as of August 2026 — the Illinois Gaming Board publishes this each month, so a recent change may not show yet.

Locations
733
Avg NTI / Location
$36,176
Avg NTI / Terminal
$6,303
Total NTI
$26,517,213

Year over year

Your NTI is +4% up year over year, trailing the Kane County market (+6%).

Your Location
+4%
$11,598 vs $11,144 (last 12 months vs the prior 12)
The market (Kane County)
+6%
typical Location: $37,653 vs $35,369

Takeaways

•Each terminal earned about $414 in September 2026. 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 25.0% — 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 2.19× 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 $869 in gaming tax, September 2026's income is split 50/50 with your operator by law (230 ILCS 40/25(c)) — about $807 to you. Neither side can move that split, which is why operators here compete on service.
•Recent momentum is building — +59% against your trailing average.
•Terminal Operator Gold Rush Amusements, Inc. runs 733 Locations in our data.
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Full September 2026 report detail
Amount played
$9,918
Amount won
$7,435
Net wager
$2,484
Funds in
$4,527
Funds out
$2,043
Net terminal income
$2,484
NTI tax
$869
State share
$745
Municipality share
$124

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