Rivers Casino Tops $40 Million for Second Time in September

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 was reported by the Illinois Gaming Board.

Rivers Casino has generated $318,955,000 in adjusted gross receipts from January through the end of September, according to the Illinois Gaming Board monthly report. The next highest-grossing casino after Rivers Casino, year-to-date through September, was Hollywood Casino in Aurora, which produced $115,347,000.

In terms of admissions, 3,002,666 people visited Rivers Casino from Jan. 1 through Sept. 30, the Illinois Gaming Board reported. The next greatest in admissions was Casino Queen in East St. Louis, which 1,433,143 people entered since the beginning of the year.

Gov. Pat Quinn vetoed a gaming expansion bill in August that provided for five new casinos and slot machines to be operated at six racetracks including Arlington Park.