Monday, April 8, 2013
Illinois’ newest gaming venue continued to hold its lead in adjusted gross receipts and admissions compared with the other nine casinos in the state during March, according to a report published by the Illinois Gaming Board.
Rivers Casino raked in more than $38 million in March, and the state’s top-grossing gaming venue cashed in approximately 10 percent more in adjusted gross receipts compared with the same month last year, according to a monthly revenue report published by the Illinois Gaming Board on Friday. The state’s newest casino generated $38,149,689 in adjusted gross receipts in March, according to the Illinois Gaming Board, which was more than $3 million over last year’s take of $34,827,507. The Des Plaines casino brought in more adjusted gross receipts and admissions than it did in February; admissions slid slightly to 325,848, compared with March 2012 when 339,911 passed through Rivers Casino’s turnstiles. Rivers Casino, 3000 S. River Road, …
Monday, March 11, 2013
Illinois casinos as a group saw a drop in adjusted gross receipts in February 2013 compared with February 2012, and River Casino followed suit, according to a report from the Illinois Gaming Board.
Illinois casinos saw a slight drop in adjusted gross receipts in February, compared with February 2012, according to a report from the Illinois Gaming Board. The 10 casinos’ adjusted gross receipts fell 14.17 percent in February, compared with the same period in 2012, according to the report. Rivers Casino, 3000 S. River Road in Des Plaines, continued leading all other Illinois casinos in adjusted gross receipts and admissions in February, according to the report, but adjusted gross receipts still decreased 11.10 percent compared to last year. Total adjusted gross receipts for Illinois casinos were $124,391,074 in February, compared with $144,930,054 in February 2012, according to the Illinois Gaming Board’s monthly report. Rivers Casino …
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Since the smoking ban took effect in 2008 Illinois casinos’ total annual adjusted gross receipts have decreased, until Rivers Casino opened in Des Plaines in 2011.
As the first full year of operation for Illinois’ 10th casino comes to an end, the overall impact Rivers Casino has had on the state’s gaming industry and local and state taxes is becoming more clear. Illinois’ newest gaming venue generated more adjusted gross receipts than other casinos in the state every full month in operation since August 2011, according to reports from the Illinois Gaming Board. Admission and gaming tax revenue from the Des Plaines casino contributed to reversing a decline that began in 2008, the first year the ban on smoking in Illinois casinos took effect. In 2007 the state’s share of admission and gaming taxes was $650,771,000. In 2008 it dropped to $473,738,000, then to $409,501,000 in 2009 and $383,538,000 in …
Rivers Casino has produced more than $30 million in adjusted gross receipts 14 of the 17 months it has been open, according to reports from the Illinois Gaming Board.
Rivers Casino produced $29,466,000 in adjusted gross receipts in November, according to the Illinois Gaming Board, which is down slightly from November 2011, when the state’s newest casino brought in $32,039,000. While adjusted gross receipts in November 2012 were slightly lower than they were November 2011 at Rivers Casino, according to the Illinois Gaming Board, attendance was slightly higher. In November 2011, 296,751 people went through the turnstiles at the Des Plaines casino; in November 2012, 306,725 people visited Rivers Casino. Rivers Casino has produced more than $30 million in adjusted gross receipts 14 of the 17 months it has been open. Below is a month-by-month breakdown of Rivers Casino’s adjusted gross receipts, admissions …
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
The Des Plaines casino generated the second-largest amount of adjusted gross receipts in a month since it opened.
For the second time since opening in July 2011, Rivers Casino, 3000 S. River Road, topped $40 million in adjusted gross receipts in a month, according to a report from the Illinois Gaming Board. Rivers Casino collected $40,356,000 in adjusted gross receipts, according to the report, and the state’s newest casino continued to outpace the other nine casinos in Illinois, a position the gaming venue has held since its first full month of operation in August 2011. Rivers Casino’s top-grossing month to date was in June when the operation generated $42,545,000 in adjusted gross receipts, according to the Illinois Gaming Board. August 2012 was the least-grossing month to date at Rivers Casino, during which $26,414,000 in adjusted gross receipts …
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Trespassing citations account for majority of police calls.
While the opening of Rivers Casino generated a lot of excitement and buzz in Des Plaines last year, it generated another kind of buzz as well. In the sixth ward where the casino is located, calls to the Des Plaines Police Department rose almost 11 percent, and calls to the Des Plaines Fire Department increased 29 percent. The Des Plaines Police Department responded to an annual average of 6,822 calls in the city’s sixth ward from 2009 to 2011. Officers responded to 7,560 calls in the sixth ward in 2011, 681 of those calls to Rivers Casino, said Mike Kozak, acting police chief. Several aldermen said the number of calls in 2011 concerned them. “This has had a huge impact beyond what we ever expected,” Jim Brookman, fifth ward alderman, said …
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
More than any other casino in the state.
Rivers Casino in Des Plaines produced more revenue than any other Illinois casino for the second consecutive month, according to a report released by the Illinois Gaming Board on Monday. The news comes as Illinois lawmakers appear to be at a standstill on a gambling expansion bill, Huffington Post reported. View the new report by clicking here, or view all monthly reports by visiting the Illinois Gaming Board’s website. Monthly reports are released on the fifth business day of every month. Earlier: Rep. Lou Lang frustrated with governor’s gambling proposal. In a related story a top gaming regulator called the current gambling expansion bill a “pile of junk,” TribLocal reported. Connect on Facebook.
Saturday, July 16, 2011
More than 1000 community members gather at the new Des Plaines casino for a private party.
Rivers Casino opened its doors for the first time Friday night to a list of VIPs and group of residents that registered a month in advance to attend the private party. Dozens of sample treats from restaurants in the casino were distributed amongst the crowd of political dignitaries, members of the Illinois Gaming Board, representatives of Midwest Gaming, employees of construction companies that worked on the project, business leaders and residents. Small groups gathered at tables to gamble and others pulled up chairs in front of flashy new slot machines to try their luck. Albert Liu, vice president of marketing at Rivers Casino, said they built the facility for universal appeal. He said one of the special features of the casino was the …
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