REPORT DIGEST

ILLINOIS GAMING BOARD

(A Division of the Illinois Department of Revenue)

COMPLIANCE EXAMINATION

For the Year Ended:

June 30, 2006

Summary of Findings:

Total this audit                          0

Total last audit                          0

Repeated from last audit           0

Release Date:

 March 29, 2007

State of Illinois

Office of the Auditor General

WILLIAM G. HOLLAND

AUDITOR GENERAL

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INTRODUCTION

      The Illinois Gaming Board administers, enforces and regulates the systems of riverboat gambling.  The Board is a Division of the Illinois Department of Revenue.

FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS

      There were no material findings of noncompliance disclosed during our examination testing.  We commend the Board for maintaining effective fiscal controls.

AUDITOR’S OPINION

      We conducted a compliance examination of the Illinois Gaming Board in conjunction with the Illinois Department of Revenue audit as required by the Illinois State Auditing Act.  Financial statements for the Board are included in the audit report of the Illinois Department of Revenue.

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WILLIAM G. HOLLAND, Auditor General

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SPECIAL ASSISTANT AUDITORS

      Our special assistant auditors for this engagement were McGladrey & Pullen, LLP.

{Expenditures and Activity Measures are summarized on the reverse page.}

FINANCIAL STATISTICS

FY 2006

FY 2005

·         Total Expenditures and Operating Transfers ………............

OPERATIONS TOTAL..................................

      % of Total Expenditures............................

      Personal Services.......................................

            % of Operations Expenditures...............

            Average Number of Employees............

      Other Payroll Costs (FICA, Retirement)......

            % of Operations Expenditures...............

      Contractual Services...................................

            % of Operations Expenditures...............

      All Other Operations Items.........................

            % of Operations Expenditures...............

GRANTS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND REFUNDS TOTAL     

      % of Total Expenditures............................

OPERATING TRANSFERS TO EDUCATION ASSISTANCE FUND TOTAL........................

      % of Total Expenditures............................

·         Total Revenues.......................................

OTHER TAXES..............................................

      % of Total Revenues.................................

LICENSES AND FEES...................................

      % of Total Revenues.................................

    $795,929,479

$14,384,479

2%

$4,780,099

33%

72

$1,505,174

10%

$549,898

4%

$7,549,308

53%

$104,425,000

13%

$677,120,000

85%

$801,526,000

$800,677,000

99.9%

$849,000

.1%

$665,172,095

$14,282,737

2%

$4,760,524

33%

71

$1,932,200

13%

$6,794,913

48%

$795,100

6%

$102,877,358

16%

$548,012,000

82%

$666,771,000

$665,893,000

99.9%

$878,000

.1%

SELECTED ACTIVITY MEASURES (unaudited)

Calendar

2005

Calendar

2004

·        Number of Licenses...................................

·        Adjusted Gross Receipts (AGR)................

·        Admissions................................................

·        AGR Per Admission..................................

·        Total Tax...................................................

·        State Share................................................

·        Local Share...............................................

10

$1,798,912,344

15,323,166

$117

$749,745,417

$644,462,903

$105,282,514

10

$1,717,991,115

15,331,021

$112

$802,161,018

$700,930,079

$101,230,939

BOARD CHAIRMAN

During Audit Period:     Judge Aaron Jaffe

Currently:  Judge Aaron Jaffe