A strip mall on Henderson Street houses some of the newest games in Galesburg.
"They're close," said Denny Lytle, Galesburg. "You don't have to drive 40 miles to play."
Inside Suzi's Video Poker and Slots, Lytle comes to spin for cash.
"Don't spend more than you can lose," he advised.
In just six months, Suzi's is pleasing players like Denny and pumping money into cash-strapped city and state coffers.
It earned nearly $15,000 for Galesburg and nearly $75,000 for the state of Illinois.
"The money helps ease the deficit that were facing," said Galesburg Mayor John Pritchard. "That's a good thing."
Galesburg's gaming is making more money than expected.
Slot machines earned the city $180,000 in 2014. That's some $75,000 more than expected.
Cherry Street got Galesburg's first license in the Illinois program.
"I think it went well," said Cherry Street owner Stan Devlin.
The bar-restaurant received about $65,000 in 2014.
"We were able to do some more repairs," he said. "We got the back of our building re-done, tuck pointed and painted, with new awnings back there."
There are now about 120 slot machines in Galesburg businesses. Several other businesses are trying to get licenses.
Galesburg will use its money in the general fund to help pay salary and pension costs.
It's a drop in the bucket for an $85-million city budget.
Mayor Pritchard sees it as a mixed blessing.
"On the one hand, you're encouraging your community to spend their resources on gambling," he said. "But on the other hand, government is getting revenue from it."
Galesburg expects to earn even more in 2015.
"I like the games," Lytle concluded. "I enjoy this."