Public Accountability Report Public Accountability Report

2025 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 2026 Target/Projected Fiscal Year 2025 Actual Fiscal Year 2025 Target/Projected Fiscal Year 2024 Actual Fiscal Year 2023 Actual
Input Indicators
Total expenditures - all sources (in thousands) $ 244,965.0 $ 217,454.5 $ 227,216.5 $ 197,341.6 $ 165,248.3
Total expenditures - state appropriated funds (in thousands) $ 244,965.0 $ 217,454.5 $ 227,216.5 $ 197,341.6 $ 165,248.3
Average monthly full-time equivalents 240.0 201.0 200.0 179.0 166.0
Output Indicators
Applications received 9,000 8,565 8,000 7,630 5,784
Number of video gaming terminals in operation 50,500 49,276 49,800 48,176 45,987
Criminal/regulatory/background investigations performed (a) 24,900 32,687 16,000 16,278 17,146
Financial investigations performed 2,234 2,291 2,352 2,287 2,299
Incident reports (a) 11,900 12,639 4,400 4,350 4,563
Arrests made 675.0 696.0 535.0 543.0 517.0
Disciplinary complaints assessed (b) 420.0 323.0 215.0 91.0 484.0
Outcome Indicators
Licenses issued 80,000 77,796 76,000 74,197 72,757
Licensing revenue received (in thousands) $ 21,290.0 $ 21,050.4 $ 21,000.0 $ 20,778.6 $ 20,056.6
Admissions and wagering tax received (in thousands) $ 483,600.0 $ 460,575.3 $ 430,000.0 $ 396,232.3 $ 378,257.5
Net terminal income tax collected (in thousands) $ 1,051,816.5 $ 1,021,181.1 $ 1,054,202.7 $ 994,530.9 $ 953,930.8
Fines/penalties/violations collected (in dollars) $ 325,000.00 $ 374,521.00 $ 400,000.00 $ 1,278,168.30 $ 381,025.00
Amount transferred to the Educational Assistance Fund (EAF) (in thousands) $ 196,000.0 $ 186,200.0 $ 175,000.0 $ 157,500.0 $ 157,300.0
Percentage of revenues transferred to the EAF 39.21% 39.07% 39.20% 38.20% 40.50%
Distributions to local governments (in thousands) $ 155,000.0 $ 141,232.4 $ 150,000.0 $ 127,834.3 $ 102,826.3
Footnotes
The increase is due to IGB being at full expansion (17 operating casinos) during the fiscal year. The increase is due to numerous disciplinary complaints issued in early fiscal year 2025 that actually occurred in fiscal year 2024; it was the first-time enforcement for terminal handlers failing to pay annual fees during the two-year licensure term.

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