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Backwater Tavern

Legal name: Backwater LLC

620 Schrock Drive, Arcola, IL, 61910

Historical payout · last 12 months

90.60%

About $90.60 paid back per $100 played · $1.3M played

Year to date

90.03%

9 months

Machines

6 of 6

Reported September 2026

High confidence — Based on 12 reported months and $1.3M played. Confidence reflects how much data supports this figure, not the quality of the venue.All players, state reports through September 2026. Not a prediction of your next visit.Payout history
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Payout history

State reports through September 2026. Past play across all players, not a prediction of your next visit. Amount played includes re-played credits.

The line is observed payout. The bars beneath are how much was played that month — a percentage on a quiet month rests on less evidence.

84.1%89.6%95.1%$199K$100K$0Jun ’24: 88.81% on $199K playedJul ’24: 86.59% on $164K playedAug ’24: 90.02% on $189K playedSep ’24: 90.21% on $169K playedOct ’24: 87.87% on $170K playedNov ’24: 88.26% on $180K playedDec ’24: 89.91% on $197K playedJan ’25: 92.39% on $150K playedFeb ’25: 92.37% on $146K playedMar ’25: 84.35% on $133K playedApr ’25: 88.02% on $155K playedMay ’25: 88.33% on $161K playedJun ’25: 90.32% on $143K playedJul ’25: 86.80% on $129K playedAug ’25: 92.39% on $130K playedSep ’25: 92.90% on $122K playedOct ’25: 94.86% on $175K playedNov ’25: 90.68% on $135K playedDec ’25: 88.42% on $114K playedJan ’26: 91.89% on $99K playedFeb ’26: 85.63% on $94K playedMar ’26: 88.98% on $125K playedApr ’26: 91.90% on $111K playedMay ’26: 93.72% on $154K playedJun ’26: 89.31% on $111K playedJul ’26: 86.16% on $70K playedAug ’26: 88.85% on $70K playedSep ’26: 90.30% on $73K playedJun ’24Nov ’24Apr ’25Sep ’25Feb ’26Jul ’26Sep ’26
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Monthly amount played, amount won and observed payout.
MonthPlayedWonHistorical payout
Sep ’26$73K$66K90.30%
Aug ’26$70K$62K88.85%
Jul ’26$70K$60K86.16%
Jun ’26$111K$99K89.31%
May ’26$154K$145K93.72%
Apr ’26$111K$102K91.90%
Mar ’26$125K$111K88.98%
Feb ’26$94K$80K85.63%
Jan ’26$99K$91K91.89%
Dec ’25$114K$101K88.42%
Nov ’25$135K$122K90.68%
Oct ’25$175K$166K94.86%
Sep ’25$122K$113K92.90%
Aug ’25$130K$120K92.39%
Jul ’25$129K$112K86.80%
Jun ’25$143K$129K90.32%
May ’25$161K$142K88.33%
Apr ’25$155K$136K88.02%
Mar ’25$133K$112K84.35%
Feb ’25$146K$135K92.37%
Jan ’25$150K$139K92.39%
Dec ’24$197K$177K89.91%
Nov ’24$180K$159K88.26%
Oct ’24$170K$149K87.87%
Sep ’24$169K$152K90.21%
Aug ’24$189K$170K90.02%
Jul ’24$164K$142K86.59%
Jun ’24$199K$177K88.81%
Detailed historical data
PeriodHistorical payoutPlayedConfidence
HIST. PAYOUT · 2026 YTD9 mo90.03%$906KMedium confidence — Based on 9 reported months and $906K played. Confidence reflects how much data supports this figure, not the quality of the venue.
HIST. PAYOUT · 3 MO.3 mo88.46%$212KLow confidence — Based on 3 reported months and $212K played. Confidence reflects how much data supports this figure, not the quality of the venue.
HIST. PAYOUT · 6 MO.6 mo90.65%$588KMedium confidence — Based on 6 reported months and $588K played. Confidence reflects how much data supports this figure, not the quality of the venue.
HIST. PAYOUT · 12 MO.12 mo90.60%$1.3MHigh confidence — Based on 12 reported months and $1.3M played. Confidence reflects how much data supports this figure, not the quality of the venue.
HIST. PAYOUT · 24 MO.24 mo89.93%$3.1MHigh confidence — Based on 24 reported months and $3.1M played. Confidence reflects how much data supports this figure, not the quality of the venue.
HIST. PAYOUT · ALL HISTORY28 mo89.75%$3.9MHigh confidence — Based on 28 reported months and $3.9M played. Confidence reflects how much data supports this figure, not the quality of the venue.

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Reported machines
6 in September 2026. This is a historical count, not live availability.
Record source
Address and license details from Illinois Gaming Board records (Establishment, license 210701478). Gaming reports available on this site through September 2026. Latest report for this location: September 2026. How sources are used
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