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Background

The voters of Ilinois approved riverboat gaming in 1990, and the first boats began cruising in 1991. With more liberal gaming laws than neighboring Iowa, casinos in the Land of Lincoln proved a success.

These pages contain annual and comparative yearly data for all riverboat casinos in Illinois. A graphical summary of adjusted gross revenue from 1991 until present is available below.
Comparative Data
Illinois riverboat comparative annual data (1991-present)
Annual data

Illinois riverboats, 2007 (coming soon)

Illinois riverboats, 2006

Illinois riverboats, 2005

Illinois riverboats, 2004

Illinois riverboats, 2003

Illinois riverboats, 2002

Illinois riverboats, 2001

Illinois riverboats, 2000

Illinois riverboats, 1999

Illinois riverboats, 1998

Illinois riverboats, 1997

Illinois riverboats, 1996

Illinois riverboats, 1995

Illinois riverboats, 1994

Illinois riverboats, 1993

Illinois riverboats, 1992

Illinois riverboats, 1991

Graphical Summary

 

 

Adjusted Gross Revenue($): 1990-2006

Year
AGR
1991
14,942,909
1992
226,334,794
1993
605,684,483
1994
979,551,111
1995
1,178,311,827
1996
1,131,491,531
1997
1,054,573,793
1998
1,106,751,600
1999
1,362,931,231
2000
1,658,004,361
2001
1,783,958,166
2002
1,831,550,836
2003
1,709,943,480
2004
1,717,991,115
2005
1,798,912,344
2006
1,923,528,409
2007

 

 
This project was made possible by a grant from the UNLV Libaries Advisory Board and greatly enhanced by the diligent work of Saro Oknaian.

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