Politics & Government
Des Plaines Rivers Casino Highest Grossing In Illinois For 2012
Des Plaines Rivers Casino far outpaced other casinos in Illinois during its first year of operation.
The Des Plaines Rivers Casino generated $416 million in revenue in 2012, making it easily Illinois' top casino, according to the Illinois Gaming Board.
The next closest casino to Rivers was Elgin's Grand Victoria which had $212.4 million in adjusted gross receipts. Rivers accounted for about a quarter of the $1.6 billion in adjusted gross receipts generated by the the state's 10 casinos.
Rivers had more than 3.9 million visitors, about double that of the second most frequented casino – Joliet Harrah's.
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