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G&T TRACKSIDE, INC.

Thornton · Cook County · IL · 6 terminals
IGB license 240702368 · Operator: Accel Entertainment Gaming, LLC (as of August 2026)
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Efficient gamesetMomentum −46%YoY −81%3-month NTI decline

Your performance · September 2026

NTI
$1,827
net terminal income · this month
Win per unit
$10
per machine · per day
Terminals
6
machines in service
Annual NTI
$103,807
trailing 12 months

The four numbers operators read first

NTI / machine
$304
monthly · per terminal
state median $4,170/mo
2nd pct of 8,629 IL locations
#1407 of 1420 in Cook County
Hold
12.8%
this month
state median 9.4% · above
93rd pct of 8,629 IL locations
95th pct of 1,420 in Cook County
Cycle rate
2.32×
this month
state median 2.59× · engagement
17th pct of 8,629 IL locations
26th pct of 1,420 in Cook County
Play / machine
$2.4K
monthly · per terminal
state median $45.5K/mo
0th pct of 8,629 IL locations
0th pct of 1,420 in Cook County

Against locations your size (6+ terminals, 6,823 of them), your NTI/machine is −$4,684/mo vs the $4,988 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
$1,827
Gaming tax
−$639
After tax
$1,187
Your take-home
$594
your 50% this month
Gaming tax$639 · 35%Operator's 50%$594 · 32%Yours, 50%$594 · 32%

Illinois law fixes the after-tax split at 50/50 and bans any deviation (230 ILCS 40/25(c)) — about $594 to you and $594 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 — 2nd percentile of 8,629 Illinois locations this month
In Cook County — #1407 of 1420 locations by NTI/machine (your own neighborhood, the fairest like-for-like)
Among locations your size (6+ terminals) — 1st percentile of 6,823
Your gameset — you among your Cook County peers500 peer locations (sampled from 1,419)
play per machine →
your gameset a Cook County peer (anonymized) statewide median

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

Each gray dot is another Cook County 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 $35,537
2025
2026
latest month up vs prior down vs prior Cook County median ($35,537)
Cycle rate by monthlatest 2.32× · 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 $10 · Cook County median $204
your WPU (per machine, per day) Cook County median WPU
Hold % by monthlatest 12.8% · 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 81% on a year earlier
October 2025 – September 2026Oct 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 −65% this year vs +26% a year ago — so a normal seasonal dip isn't mistaken for a real decline.

Your town's market

Thornton's total gaming income is +17% year over year (trailing 3 months vs the same 3 a year ago).

Your own gameset is −81% 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)
$10/day
per machine · per day · Cook County median $204/day · −95%
At the Cook County median this gameset would add roughly $419,091 a year.
WPU momentum
−47%
last 3 months $34/day vs prior 3 $64/day
Seasonality
April peak
strongest April ($11,563 avg) · softest September ($5,829 avg)
Revenue steadiness
volatile
±43% month-to-month swing, trailing 12

Your operator

Accel Entertainment 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
2,679
Avg NTI / Location
$28,734
Avg NTI / Terminal
$4,975
Total NTI
$76,978,768

Year over year

Your NTI is −81% down year over year, trailing the Cook County market (+5%).

Your Location
−81%
$1,827 vs $9,831 (vs a year ago)
The market (Cook County)
+5%
typical Location: $42,751 vs $40,728

Takeaways

•Each terminal earned about $304 in September 2026 — the 2nd 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 Cook County, that's #1407 of 1420 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 12.8% — 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 2.32× 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 $639 in gaming tax, September 2026's income is split 50/50 with your operator by law (230 ILCS 40/25(c)) — about $594 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 Accel Entertainment Gaming, LLC runs 2679 Locations in our data.
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Full September 2026 report detail
Amount played
$14,287
Amount won
$12,460
Net wager
$1,827
Funds in
$6,163
Funds out
$4,336
Net terminal income
$1,827
NTI tax
$639
State share
$548
Municipality share
$91

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