Public Accountability Report Public Accountability Report

2024 Administration and Regulation of Gaming in Illinois
Mission Statement To administer and regulate casino gambling, video gaming, and sports wagering in Illinois through strict regulatory oversight as mandated by the Illinois Gambling Act, Video Gaming Act, Sports Wagering Act, and all applicable administrative rules.
Program Goals and Objectives
  1. Administer and regulate gaming in Illinois.
    1. Ensure fair gaming in a safe environment.
    2. Maintain the integrity of the tax and fee payment, collection, and distribution processes.
    3. Ensure that individuals and entities engaged in gaming are suitable.
    4. Effectively maintain the self-exclusion program, which allows individuals with gambling problems to ban themselves from all Illinois casinos.
Source of Funds State Gaming Fund, Sports Wagering Fund Statutory Authority 230 ILCS 10, 230 ILCS 40, 230 ILCS 45
Fiscal Year 2025 Target/Projected Fiscal Year 2024 Actual Fiscal Year 2024 Target/Projected Fiscal Year 2023 Actual Fiscal Year 2022 Actual
Input Indicators
Total expenditures - all sources (in thousands) $ 227,216.5 $ 197,341.6 $ 198,342.0 $ 165,248.3 $ 140,746.6
Total expenditures - state appropriated funds (in thousands) $ 227,216.5 $ 197,341.6 $ 198,342.0 $ 165,248.3 $ 140,746.6
Average monthly full-time equivalents 200.0 179.0 175.0 166.0 159.0
Output Indicators
Applications received 8,000 7,630 6,000 5,784 5,041
Number of video gaming terminals in operation 49,800 48,176 48,500 45,987 43,128
Criminal/regulatory/background investigations performed 16,000 16,278 18,066 17,146 17,568
Financial investigations performed 2,352 2,287 2,358 2,299 1,931
Incident reports 4,400 4,350 4,790 4,563 4,173
Arrests made 535.0 543.0 542.0 517.0 494.0
Disciplinary complaints assessed 215.0 91.0 520.0 484.0 8.0
Outcome Indicators
Licenses issued 76,000 74,197 75,000 72,757 66,342
Licensing revenue received (in thousands) $ 21,000.0 $ 20,778.6 $ 20,500.0 $ 20,056.6 $ 18,009.8
Admissions and wagering tax received (in thousands) $ 430,000.0 $ 396,232.3 $ 400,000.0 $ 378,257.5 $ 345,026.1
Net terminal income tax collected (in thousands) $ 1,054,202.7 $ 994,530.9 $ 1,000,000.0 $ 953,930.8 $ 893,789.9
Fines/penalties/violations collected (in dollars) $ 400,000.00 $ 1,278,168.30 $ 350,000.00 $ 381,025.00 $ 85,449.00
Amount transferred to the Educational Assistance Fund (EAF) (in thousands) $ 175,000.0 $ 157,500.0 $ 175,000.0 $ 157,300.0 $ 140,194.0
Percentage of revenues transferred to the EAF 39.20% 38.20% 42.60% 40.50% 39.70%
Distributions to local governments (in thousands) $ 150,000.0 $ 127,834.3 $ 125,000.0 $ 102,826.3 $ 84,844.1

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