The House Advantage Package
A complete Monte Cristo Rewards gaming area. Designed, set up and maintained by Monte Cristo Gaming.
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More Than Games in a Corner
Without the right space, video gaming is just a row of terminals against a wall. The House Advantage Package turns that corner into a destination: a branded, comfortable, clearly 21+ gaming area that advertises itself, draws players in and keeps them there.
Winner’s Circle Rug
Branded casino carpet that defines the gaming area.
21+ Dividers
Five feet of brass, glass and lacquer, with bar-facing advertising.
21+ Stanchions
Brass and velvet at the staffed entrance.
Branded Seating
Comfortable seating built for longer play.
Digital Topper Signage
A slim digital sign above the games. Video gaming promotion only.
Interior Gaming Signage
Warm LED neon that says the games are on.
Signature Cherry Neon
The sign of a Monte Cristo location.
Window Signage
Seen from the street, hung inside the glass.
Lucky Service + Courtesy Signs
Service switches, a gaming alert light and courtesy signs.
Monte Cristo Rewards
And a Reason to Come Back
The gaming area draws players in and keeps them comfortable. Monte Cristo Rewards brings them back: check-ins at the game, Hot Seats and an always-on monthly drawing, with tools that show owners who their best players are.
Rewards Digital Signage
Portrait digital signage promoting Rewards drawings.
Player Kiosk
Sign-ups and new patron check-ins at the entrance.
NFC Game Plaques
One tap checks a player in at their game. It never tracks play.
Rewards Keychain
A gold keychain that checks in without a phone.
Winning Tickets
An always-on monthly cruise drawing. No purchase necessary.
Owner Portal
Rewards, top players and live security in one place.
The Case for the Space
Expected Lift
We believe a gaming area that looks right earns 10% to 20% more than the same terminals in a neglected corner. Here is what that means for an average Chicago-area location.
Average Chicago-area location: net terminal income per year
The lift we believe we can get
Estimated increased revenue from our gaming room, per year
The math: $498,640 average net terminal income × lift × your ~32.5% share. Chicago area = Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will counties. Source: Illinois Gaming Board, Jul 2025 – Jun 2026. The 10–20% lift is Monte Cristo’s belief and an illustration, not a projection or promise of results; actual results vary by location.
Our Story
Fourteen Years of Gaming Areas
Chris Schink · Founder & President
When video gaming went live in Illinois in 2012, Chris took on his first wave of locations and quickly saw the pattern: where the games were simply set in a corner, they underperformed. So he began enhancing those gaming areas, one at a time.
After a gaming area was enhanced, in his experience play increased anywhere from 10% to ten times what it had been. Over the years that followed he kept refining the approach, designing gaming areas around the type of business.
The House Advantage Package is that experience made standard.
Without it, it is just games. With it, it is an experience for your patrons like no other.
Results described reflect our founder’s prior experience and are not a projection or promise of results at any location.
How It Works
Design. Set Up. Maintain.
Design
We design your gaming area with you in the Monte Cristo room designer.
Set up
Monte Cristo delivers and sets up everything in a single visit. No construction.
Maintain
We keep the signage, content and finishes fresh.
Ours, not yours
Every item stays Monte Cristo property and leaves with us.
All House Advantage Package items must comply with IGB Rule 1800.350 and are purchased and owned by Monte Cristo Gaming. Every item is part of one standard package, relates directly and exclusively to promoting video gaming or the 21+ gaming area, and is never a permanent fixture.
The Full Package
Every Item, In Detail
The complete House Advantage Package, page by page.
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Monte Cristo Gaming (QBFOX, LLC) is an applicant for an Illinois terminal operator license and is not yet licensed. The House Advantage Package is available to locations with licensed video gaming terminals operated by Monte Cristo Gaming. Items remain Monte Cristo property, are never permanent fixtures, and are not offered as an inducement (230 ILCS 40/25(c); IGB Rule 1800.350). Concept renderings. Rewards drawings are sweepstakes: no purchase necessary, official rules govern. Promotions pictured, such as cruise and car drawings, illustrate planned promotion concepts. Location-specific promotions are cost-shared 50/50 (IGB Rule 1800.350(c)(6)). Companywide Monte Cristo Rewards promotions are launched and funded by Monte Cristo Gaming. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.