Nearly three months after video gaming went live in Illinois, some local business owners are finding the gambling machines live up to the hype as drivers of income.

However, the controversial machines have been slower to catch on at other establishments.

It’s early to draw widespread conclusions about the effect of the machines, which are banned in unincorporated McHenry County and Crystal Lake. But a peek at Illinois Gaming Board reports from October and November gives an indication as to the amount of money video gaming is capable of bringing in.