Illinois casinos produced total adjusted gross revenue of nearly $1.348 billion in 2022. The figures, released this week by the Illinois Gaming Board, also show casinos have nearly returned to normal after two difficult pandemic years that led to casino closures.
Casino revenue is down just 0.4% from the 2019 total of $1.354 billion. That was the last year where figures were not impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
During the start of the pandemic in 2020, IL casinos were closed from March 16 through June 30. That was the largest factor in a revenue drop of 73% from 2019 to 2020. Revenue numbers improved in 2021 to $1.187 billion, but were still impacted by the pandemic.
Revenue in 2022 was up 14% over 2021.
