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Sparta · Randolph County · IL · 6 terminals
IGB license 250701334 · Operator: J&J Ventures Gaming, LLC (as of August 2026)
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Efficient gamesetMomentum +16%

Your performance · August 2026

NTI
$12,026
net terminal income · this month
Win per unit
$65
per machine · per day
Terminals
6
machines in service
Annual NTI
$130,806
trailing 12 months

The four numbers operators read first

NTI / machine
$2,004
monthly · per terminal
state median $4,345/mo
23rd pct of 8,611 IL locations
#9 of 8 in Sparta
Hold
9.5%
this month
state median 9.4% · above
53rd pct of 8,611 IL locations
25th pct of 8 in Sparta
Cycle rate
2.33×
this month
state median 2.60× · engagement
18th pct of 8,611 IL locations
13th pct of 8 in Sparta
Play / machine
$21.0K
monthly · per terminal
state median $47.1K/mo
21st pct of 8,611 IL locations
13th pct of 8 in Sparta

Against locations your size (6+ terminals, 6,794 of them), your NTI/machine is −$3,105/mo vs the $5,109 peer median — bucketing by size keeps a small bar from being measured against a big one.

Where the money goes (August 2026)

NTI this month
$12,026
Gaming tax
−$4,209
After tax
$7,817
Your take-home
$3,908
your 50% this month
Gaming tax$4,209 · 35%Operator's 50%$3,908 · 32%Yours, 50%$3,908 · 33%

Illinois law fixes the after-tax split at 50/50 and bans any deviation (230 ILCS 40/25(c)) — about $3,908 to you and $3,908 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 — 23rd percentile of 8,611 Illinois locations this month
In Sparta — #9 of 8 locations by NTI/machine (your own neighborhood, the fairest like-for-like)
Among locations your size (6+ terminals) — 16th percentile of 6,794
Your gameset — you among your Sparta peers7 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 $19,922
2025
2026
latest month up vs prior down vs prior Randolph County median ($19,922)
Cycle rate by monthlatest 2.33× · 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 $65 · Randolph County median $107
your WPU (per machine, per day) Randolph County median WPU
Hold % by monthlatest 9.5% · 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.

Your town's market

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

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)
$65/day
per machine · per day · Randolph County median $107/day · −40%
At the Randolph County median this gameset would add roughly $94,751 a year.
WPU momentum
−4%
last 3 months $71/day vs prior 3 $74/day
Seasonality
July peak
strongest July ($16,470 avg) · softest December ($2,397 avg)
Revenue steadiness
volatile
±38% month-to-month swing, trailing 12

Your operator

J&J Ventures 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
2,551
Avg NTI / Location
$33,097
Avg NTI / Terminal
$5,782
Total NTI
$84,429,268

Takeaways

•Each terminal earned about $2,004 in August 2026 — the 23rd percentile of 8,611 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 #9 of 8 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 9.5% — 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 2.33× 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 $4,209 in gaming tax, August 2026's income is split 50/50 with your operator by law (230 ILCS 40/25(c)) — about $3,908 to you. Neither side can move that split, which is why operators here compete on service.
•Recent momentum is building — +16% against your trailing average.
•Terminal Operator J&J Ventures Gaming, LLC runs 2551 Locations in our data.
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Full August 2026 report detail
Amount played
$126,028
Amount won
$114,003
Net wager
$12,026
Funds in
$54,072
Funds out
$42,047
Net terminal income
$12,026
NTI tax
$4,209
State share
$3,607
Municipality share
$602

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