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WISPER VAPES LOUNGE & GAMING LLC

Sparta · IL · 6 terminals
IGB license 210702141
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Efficient gamesetMomentum −2%YoY +43%

Your performance · October 2023

NTI
$19,920
net terminal income · this month
Win per unit
$107
per machine · per day
Terminals
6
machines in service
Annual NTI
$223,740
trailing 12 months

The four numbers operators read first

NTI / machine
$3,320
monthly · per terminal
state median $3,859/mo
44th pct of 8,235 IL locations
#5 of 9 in Sparta
Hold
10.3%
this month
state median 9.1% · above
72nd pct of 8,235 IL locations
78th pct of 9 in Sparta
Cycle rate
3.25×
this month
state median 2.91× · engagement
84th pct of 8,235 IL locations
89th pct of 9 in Sparta
Play / machine
$32.4K
monthly · per terminal
state median $43.2K/mo
38th pct of 8,235 IL locations
44th pct of 9 in Sparta

Against locations your size (6+ terminals, 5,841 of them), your NTI/machine is −$1,516/mo vs the $4,836 peer median — bucketing by size keeps a small bar from being measured against a big one.

Where the money goes (October 2023)

NTI this month
$19,920
Gaming tax
−$6,773
After tax
$13,147
Your take-home
$6,574
your 50% this month
Gaming tax$6,773 · 34%Operator's 50%$6,574 · 33%Yours, 50%$6,574 · 33%

Illinois law fixes the after-tax split at 50/50 and bans any deviation (230 ILCS 40/25(c)) — about $6,574 to you and $6,574 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 — 44th percentile of 8,235 Illinois locations this month
In Sparta — #5 of 9 locations by NTI/machine (your own neighborhood, the fairest like-for-like)
Among locations your size (6+ terminals) — 32nd percentile of 5,841
Your gameset — you among your Sparta peers8 peer locations
play per machine →
your gameset a Sparta peer (anonymized) statewide median

Each gray dot is another Sparta 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 $28,515
2021
2022
2023
latest month up vs prior down vs prior
Cycle rate by monthlatest 3.25× · state median 2.91×
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 $107
your WPU (per machine, per day)
Hold % by monthlatest 10.3% · 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 monthOctober 2023 up 43% on a year earlier
November 2022 – October 2023Nov 2021 – October 2022

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: September → October moved +1% this year vs +112% a year ago — so a normal seasonal dip isn't mistaken for a real decline.

Your town's market

Sparta's total gaming income is −1% year over year (trailing 3 months vs the same 3 a year ago).

Your own gameset is +43% 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)
$107/day
per machine · per day · daily win rate per machine
WPU momentum
+17%
last 3 months $107/day vs prior 3 $92/day
Seasonality
March peak
strongest March ($24,183 avg) · softest November ($10,502 avg)
Revenue steadiness
variable
±24% month-to-month swing, trailing 12

Year over year

Your NTI is +43% up year over year.

Your Location
+43%
$19,920 vs $13,891 (vs a year ago)
The market
Not enough county history

Takeaways

•Each terminal earned about $3,320 in October 2023 — the 44th percentile of 8,235 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 Sparta, that's #5 of 9 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 10.3% — 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 3.25× 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 $6,773 in gaming tax, October 2023's income is split 50/50 with your operator by law (230 ILCS 40/25(c)) — about $6,574 to you. Neither side can move that split, which is why operators here compete on service.
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Full October 2023 report detail
Amount played
$194,318
Amount won
$174,398
Net wager
$19,920
Funds in
$59,730
Funds out
$39,810
Net terminal income
$19,920
NTI tax
$6,773
State share
$5,777
Municipality share
$996

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