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The MB Group Chicago, Limited

Chicago Ridge · IL · 6 terminals
IGB license 230703452
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Efficient gamesetMomentum −16%YoY −50%

Your performance · March 2026

NTI
$9,308
net terminal income · this month
Win per unit
$50
per machine · per day
Terminals
6
machines in service
Annual NTI
$137,985
trailing 12 months

The four numbers operators read first

NTI / machine
$1,551
monthly · per terminal
state median $4,676/mo
15th pct of 8,548 IL locations
#25 of 28 in Chicago Ridge
Hold
11.7%
this month
state median 9.4% · above
86th pct of 8,548 IL locations
86th pct of 28 in Chicago Ridge
Cycle rate
2.24×
this month
state median 2.65× · engagement
8th pct of 8,548 IL locations
20th pct of 28 in Chicago Ridge
Play / machine
$13.3K
monthly · per terminal
state median $50.0K/mo
10th pct of 8,548 IL locations
14th pct of 28 in Chicago Ridge

Against locations your size (6+ terminals, 6,653 of them), your NTI/machine is −$4,051/mo vs the $5,602 peer median — bucketing by size keeps a small bar from being measured against a big one.

Where the money goes (March 2026)

NTI this month
$9,308
Gaming tax
−$3,258
After tax
$6,050
Your take-home
$3,025
your 50% this month
Gaming tax$3,258 · 35%Operator's 50%$3,025 · 32%Yours, 50%$3,025 · 32%

Illinois law fixes the after-tax split at 50/50 and bans any deviation (230 ILCS 40/25(c)) — about $3,025 to you and $3,025 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 — 15th percentile of 8,548 Illinois locations this month
In Chicago Ridge — #25 of 28 locations by NTI/machine (your own neighborhood, the fairest like-for-like)
Among locations your size (6+ terminals) — 9th percentile of 6,653
Your gameset — you among your Chicago Ridge peers27 peer locations
play per machine →
your gameset a Chicago Ridge peer (anonymized) statewide median

2 peer locations sit beyond the axis range and are drawn at the edge — shown, never dropped.

Each gray dot is another Chicago Ridge 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 $26,662
2024
2025
2026
latest month up vs prior down vs prior Chicago Ridge median ($26,662)
Cycle rate by monthlatest 2.24× · state median 2.65×
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 $50 · Chicago Ridge median $143
your WPU (per machine, per day) Chicago Ridge median WPU
Hold % by monthlatest 11.7% · 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 monthMarch 2026 down 50% on a year earlier
April 2025 – March 2026April 2024 – March 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: February → March moved +58% this year vs +119% a year ago — so a normal seasonal dip isn't mistaken for a real decline.

Your town's market

Chicago Ridge's total gaming income is +4% year over year (trailing 3 months vs the same 3 a year ago).

Your own gameset is −50% 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)
$50/day
per machine · per day · Chicago Ridge median $143/day · −65%
At the Chicago Ridge median this gameset would add roughly $208,246 a year.
WPU momentum
−29%
last 3 months $49/day vs prior 3 $69/day
Seasonality
October peak
strongest October ($14,675 avg) · softest February ($7,222 avg)
Revenue steadiness
volatile
±30% month-to-month swing, trailing 12

Year over year

Your NTI is −12% down year over year.

Your Location
−12%
$137,985 vs $155,955 (last 12 months vs the prior 12)
The market
Not enough county history

Takeaways

•Each terminal earned about $1,551 in March 2026 — the 15th percentile of 8,548 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 Chicago Ridge, that's #25 of 28 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 11.7% — 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 2.24× 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 $3,258 in gaming tax, March 2026's income is split 50/50 with your operator by law (230 ILCS 40/25(c)) — about $3,025 to you. Neither side can move that split, which is why operators here compete on service.
•Recent momentum is softening — −16% against your trailing average.
There's headroom in these numbers.

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Full March 2026 report detail
Amount played
$79,586
Amount won
$70,279
Net wager
$9,308
Funds in
$35,487
Funds out
$26,179
Net terminal income
$9,308
NTI tax
$3,258
State share
$2,792
Municipality share
$466

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