Video gaming machines in the Illinois Valley saw more use in September than August.
Ottawa still holds the title for most money put into machines, with more than $1.7 million played. Streator had a slight increase in activity with a little more than $1.5 million.
In Peru gamblers played $1.4 million while La Salle had a little more than a million put into machines in the city. Across those four cities, gamers cashed out a little more than $1.4 million less than they put in.
Over in Bureau County, Princeton actually saw a drop in gaming. About $760,000 was played there in September which was down from the almost $780,000 the month before.