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Papa G’s Downs LLC

Downs · McLean County · IL · 2 terminals
IGB license 240700543 · Operator: Midwest Electronics Gaming, LLC (as of July 2026)
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Momentum +270%YoY −57%
Low-volume month. July 2026 had under $10K played — likely a partial month or a new license — so it's shown but left out of rankings.

Your performance · July 2026

NTI
$327
net terminal income · this month
Win per unit
$5
per machine · per day
Terminals
2
machines in service
Annual NTI
$1,032
trailing 12 months

The four numbers operators read first

NTI / machine
$163
monthly · per terminal
state median $4,328/mo
Hold
10.9%
this month
state median 9.4% · above
Cycle rate
3.11×
this month
state median 2.60× · engagement
Play / machine
$1.5K
monthly · per terminal
state median $47.5K/mo

Where the money goes (July 2026)

NTI this month
$327
Gaming tax
−$114
After tax
$212
Your take-home
$106
your 50% this month
Gaming tax$114 · 35%Operator's 50%$106 · 32%Yours, 50%$106 · 33%

Illinois law fixes the after-tax split at 50/50 and bans any deviation (230 ILCS 40/25(c)) — about $106 to you and $106 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 $29,207
2024
2025
2026
latest month up vs prior down vs prior McLean County median ($29,207) shown, left out of rankings
Cycle rate by monthlatest 3.11× · state median 2.60×
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 $5 · McLean County median $179
your WPU (per machine, per day) McLean County median WPU
Hold % by monthlatest 10.9% · 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 monthJuly 2026 down 57% on a year earlier
August 2025 – July 2026Aug 2024 – July 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.

Your town's market

Downs's total gaming income is +20% year over year (trailing 3 months vs the same 3 a year ago).

Your own gameset is −57% 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)
$5/day
per machine · per day · McLean County median $179/day · −97%
At the McLean County median this gameset would add roughly $128,985 a year.
WPU momentum
+9%
last 3 months $3/day vs prior 3 $3/day
Seasonality
June peak
strongest June ($1,199 avg) · softest November (-$438 avg)
Revenue steadiness
volatile
±345% month-to-month swing, trailing 12

Your operator

Midwest Electronics Gaming, LLC

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

Locations
321
Avg NTI / Location
$29,528
Avg NTI / Terminal
$5,553
Total NTI
$9,478,499

Year over year

Your NTI is −57% down year over year, trailing the McLean County market (+3%).

Your Location
−57%
$327 vs $754 (vs a year ago)
The market (McLean County)
+3%
typical Location: $35,815 vs $34,772

Takeaways

•Each terminal earned about $163 in July 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 10.9% — 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 3.11× 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 $114 in gaming tax, July 2026's income is split 50/50 with your operator by law (230 ILCS 40/25(c)) — about $106 to you. Neither side can move that split, which is why operators here compete on service.
•Recent momentum is building — +270% against your trailing average.
•Terminal Operator Midwest Electronics Gaming, LLC runs 321 Locations in our data.
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Full July 2026 report detail
Amount played
$2,995
Amount won
$2,668
Net wager
$327
Funds in
$962
Funds out
$635
Net terminal income
$327
NTI tax
$114
State share
$98
Municipality share
$16

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