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MY WAY CAFE

Willow Springs · Cook County · IL · 6 terminals
IGB license 200701569 · Operator: Lucky Lincoln Gaming, LLC (as of November 2021)
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Momentum −65%3-month NTI decline
Low-volume month. November 2021 had under $10K played — likely a partial month or a new license — so it's shown but left out of rankings.

Your performance · November 2021

NTI
$287
net terminal income · this month
Win per unit
$2
per machine · per day
Terminals
6
machines in service
Annualized NTI
$3,439
est. from latest month

The four numbers operators read first

NTI / machine
$48
monthly · per terminal
state median $3,663/mo
Hold
32.3%
this month
state median 8.4% · above
Cycle rate
2.07×
this month
state median 3.04× · engagement
Play / machine
$148
monthly · per terminal
state median $44.7K/mo

Where the money goes (November 2021)

NTI this month
$287
Gaming tax
−$97
After tax
$189
Your take-home
$95
your 50% this month
Gaming tax$97 · 34%Operator's 50%$95 · 33%Yours, 50%$95 · 33%

Illinois law fixes the after-tax split at 50/50 and bans any deviation (230 ILCS 40/25(c)) — about $95 to you and $95 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 $31,345
2021
latest month up vs prior down vs prior Cook County median ($31,345) shown, left out of rankings

9 months loaded — partial history. The trend fills in as more monthly IGB reports are imported.

Cycle rate by monthlatest 2.07× · state median 3.04×
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 $2 · Cook County median $181
your WPU (per machine, per day) Cook County median WPU
Hold % by monthlatest 32.3% · state median 8.4%
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.

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)
$2/day
per machine · per day · Cook County median $181/day · −99%
At the Cook County median this gameset would add roughly $387,625 a year.
WPU momentum
−80%
last 3 months $3/day vs prior 3 $14/day
Revenue steadiness
volatile
±73% month-to-month swing, trailing 12

Your operator

Lucky Lincoln Gaming, LLC

Linked to your Location as of November 2021 — the Illinois Gaming Board publishes this each month, so a recent change may not show yet.

Locations
191
Avg NTI / Location
$38,263
Avg NTI / Terminal
$6,730
Total NTI
$7,308,294

Takeaways

•Each terminal earned about $48 in November 2021. 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 32.3% — above the 8.4% 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 2.07× 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 $97 in gaming tax, November 2021's income is split 50/50 with your operator by law (230 ILCS 40/25(c)) — about $95 to you. Neither side can move that split, which is why operators here compete on service.
•Heads-up: NTI has slipped three months running. Worth a look — it can be seasonal (check the year-ago comparison), or a sign the gameset is due for fresher titles or better service.
•Terminal Operator Lucky Lincoln Gaming, LLC runs 191 Locations in our data.
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Full November 2021 report detail
Amount played
$886
Amount won
$599
Net wager
$287
Funds in
$428
Funds out
$141
Net terminal income
$287
NTI tax
$97
State share
$83
Municipality share
$14

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

MY WAY CAFE — gaming performance, Willow Springs, Cook County, IL — The Gameset