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Lake In the Hills · McHenry County · IL · 3 terminals
IGB license 230702949 · Operator: Velasquez Gaming, LLC (as of August 2026)
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Efficient gamesetMomentum −38%YoY −60%3-month NTI decline

Your performance · September 2026

NTI
$2,539
net terminal income · this month
Win per unit
$28
per machine · per day
Terminals
3
machines in service
Annual NTI
$66,757
trailing 12 months

The four numbers operators read first

NTI / machine
$846
monthly · per terminal
state median $4,170/mo
8th pct of 8,629 IL locations
#12 of 13 in Lake In the Hills
Hold
13.2%
this month
state median 9.4% · above
94th pct of 8,629 IL locations
100th pct of 13 in Lake In the Hills
Cycle rate
2.57×
this month
state median 2.59× · engagement
46th pct of 8,629 IL locations
42nd pct of 13 in Lake In the Hills
Play / machine
$6.4K
monthly · per terminal
state median $45.5K/mo
3rd pct of 8,629 IL locations
15th pct of 13 in Lake In the Hills

Against locations your size (1–3 terminals, 260 of them), your NTI/machine is −$777/mo vs the $1,623 peer median — bucketing by size keeps a small bar from being measured against a big one.

Where the money goes (September 2026)

NTI this month
$2,539
Gaming tax
−$889
After tax
$1,650
Your take-home
$825
your 50% this month
Gaming tax$889 · 35%Operator's 50%$825 · 32%Yours, 50%$825 · 32%

Illinois law fixes the after-tax split at 50/50 and bans any deviation (230 ILCS 40/25(c)) — about $825 to you and $825 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 — 8th percentile of 8,629 Illinois locations this month
In Lake In the Hills — #12 of 13 locations by NTI/machine (your own neighborhood, the fairest like-for-like)
Among locations your size (1–3 terminals) — 25th percentile of 260
Your gameset — you among your Lake In the Hills peers12 peer locations
play per machine →
your gameset a Lake In the Hills peer (anonymized) statewide median

Each gray dot is another Lake In the Hills 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 $42,413
2024
2025
2026
latest month up vs prior down vs prior Lake In the Hills median ($42,413) shown, left out of rankings
Cycle rate by monthlatest 2.57× · 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 $28 · Lake In the Hills median $236
your WPU (per machine, per day) Lake In the Hills median WPU
Hold % by monthlatest 13.2% · 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 down 60% 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 −32% this year vs +48% a year ago — so a normal seasonal dip isn't mistaken for a real decline.

Your town's market

Lake In the Hills's total gaming income is +13% year over year (trailing 3 months vs the same 3 a year ago).

Your own gameset is −60% over the same-month-last-year comparison — the town's tide explains part of the move; it isn't all your gameset.

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)
$28/day
per machine · per day · Lake In the Hills median $236/day · −88%
At the Lake In the Hills median this gameset would add roughly $224,016 a year.
WPU momentum
−41%
last 3 months $42/day vs prior 3 $70/day
Seasonality
April peak
strongest April ($6,623 avg) · softest July ($3,245 avg)
Revenue steadiness
variable
±27% month-to-month swing, trailing 12

Your operator

Velasquez Gaming, LLC

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
50
Avg NTI / Location
$18,498
Avg NTI / Terminal
$3,438
Total NTI
$924,916

Year over year

Your NTI is +10% up year over year, outpacing the McHenry County market (+9%).

Your Location
+10%
$66,757 vs $60,715 (last 12 months vs the prior 12)
The market (McHenry County)
+9%
typical Location: $33,986 vs $31,119

Takeaways

•Each terminal earned about $846 in September 2026 — the 8th percentile of 8,629 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 Lake In the Hills, that's #12 of 13 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 13.2% — 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 2.57× 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 $889 in gaming tax, September 2026's income is split 50/50 with your operator by law (230 ILCS 40/25(c)) — about $825 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 Velasquez Gaming, LLC runs 50 Locations in our data.
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Full September 2026 report detail
Amount played
$19,234
Amount won
$16,695
Net wager
$2,539
Funds in
$7,494
Funds out
$4,956
Net terminal income
$2,539
NTI tax
$889
State share
$761
Municipality share
$127

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

Rinconcito De Veracruz — gaming performance, Lake In the Hills, McHenry County, IL — The Gameset