Tag: Retail sports betting

New Hampshire sports betting declines again in February

The New Hampshire Lottery’s report for February showed another decline in the state’s sports betting market, falling well behind January’s figures.

Total handle for New Hampshire in February was $62.3m (£48.9m/€57.2m), 15.0% down on January’s figure of $73.3m. This is the third month in a row that New Hampshire has seen a decline in sports betting handle.

Online continues to dominate the market, with mobile accounting for $55.9m in handle, 86.9% of the total figure. Retail was responsible for just $6.4m of the handle for New Hampshire in February.

February’s gross gaming revenue (GGR) also fell to $6.6m from January’s $9.8m, again a significant 33.0% month-on-month drop. February’s GGR figure was the lowest in five months since September’s $6.2m.

The decline in the state’s sports betting figures is also having a negative impact on its tax revenues. These fell to another five-month low of just $2.8m, having dropped 36% from January’s $4.5m.

New Hampshire’s concerning year-on-year c..

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Kansas reveals year-on-year sports betting growth in February

Consumer spending on sports wagering in Kansas increased 4.6% year-on-year to $203.0m (£159.3m/€186.6m) in February, while revenue in the state rocketed 8,405.8%.

Total handle in February, across online and retail, was clear of the $194.0m wagered in the same month last year. However, it was 15.3% behind January’s $239.6m in Kansas.

Of this total, $193.9m was bet with online sportsbooks while the remaining $9.1m was spent at retail facilities.

Turning to revenue, this amounted to $3.1m in February, up significantly from just $35,916 in the previous year but 48.3% behind $6.0m in January.

Almost all revenue came from online betting ($3.0m), with just $5,025 being generated by retail sportsbooks. Kansas was also able to generate $305,494 in tax during the month.

DraftKings and Boot Hill take the lead in Kansas

Looking at individual operators, DraftKings and Boot Hill Casino became the new online market leaders in February. The partnership generated $2.0m in revenue from $87.7m in t..

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Minnesota senate tax committee doubles wagering tax, moves bill forward

Minnesota’s senate tax committee has voted to double the proposed tax rate from 10% to 20% in a bill that would allow for legal statewide mobile sports betting.

The bill, SF1,949, has been through six senate committees, and is now on its way to senate finance. Should it pass out of the senate, the bill would follow a similar process in the house.

Minnesota’s legislature is set to adjourn on 20 May and there is no crossover deadline. Lawmakers have travelled this path before, passing similar legislation in the house in previous sessions, only to have it stall in the senate. A key issue is whether to give the state’s 11 tribes exclusivity for sports betting or include horse tracks. The current senate version of the bill does include the tracks, which the Minnesota Indian Gaming Association opposes. That issue was not raised in the tax committee, but is likely to come again in the future.

Governor Tim Walz has said previously that he will approve a legal sports betting bill.

Senator..

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Arizona breaks sports betting revenue record again in January

Arizona set a new sports betting revenue record for the second consecutive month in January, with operators in the state generating a total of $69.3m (£54.2m/€63.5m).

The January figure was 51.6% ahead of $45.7m in the same month last year. It was also 4.8% clear of the previous Arizona monthly record of $66.1m in December.

Some $69.0m of this was attributed to online betting. A further $230,662 came from retail sportsbooks and $146,204 from limited event wagering (LEW) operators.

As for handle, players spent $706.4m betting on sports in January. This was 19.5% higher than last year and also 1.2% ahead of $706.4m in December 2023.

Online gross event wagering amounted to $698.0m, with retail betting at $6.3m. A further $2.01m was spent with LEW operators in January.

Some $23.2m in free bets and promotional credits were reported in January, almost all of which were online. When deducting these, adjusted gross revenue for the month reached $46.2m, up 59.3% year-on-year but 4.4% behin..

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Retail loss fails to halt February year-on-year sports betting growth in Iowa

In February sports betting revenue in Iowa increased 14.3% year-on-year to $13.6m (£10.6m/€12.4m) despite a decline in the retail market.

Revenue was comfortably higher than $11.9m in February 2023. However, the monthly total was 38.5% less than the $22.1m generated in Iowa in January of this year.

Online sports betting revenue reached $13.8m in February, although the final total was dented by a $215,241 retail loss.

As for handle, players in Iowa wagered some $220.6m on sports during the month. This was 13.8% ahead of $193.9m last year but 15.0% behind $259.5m in January.

Of this spend, $203.8m was bet online and $16.7m at retail sportsbooks across the state.

FanDuel and Diamond Jo Dubuque still the ones to beat in Iowa

As has been the case for some time, FanDuel and Diamond Jo Dubuque remain the market leaders in Iowa. For February, the partnership generated $4.6m in revenue from $56.5m in wagers.

DraftKings and partner Wild Rose Jefferson again placed second with revenue of ..

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Indiana sports betting handle surpasses $400m in February

Indiana reported a year-on-year increase in sports betting handle and revenue for February, although the state also posted a month-on-month decline, despite the impact of the NFL’s end-of-season Super Bowl showpiece.

Total handle for February reached $408.7m (£319.6m/€374.0m). This was 14.7% ahead of $356.2m last year, but down 14.9% from $480.3m in Indiana in January this year.

While Super Bowl LVIII was the sporting highlight of the month, this did not carry over into betting activity. Of all the wagers placed, just $14.1m were specifically for American football.

Basketball was the single most popular sport, drawing $117.6m of bets, with baseball at just $2.1m. Parlay wagering amounted to $191.0m and betting on other sports totalled $83.6m.

As for revenue, this reached $38.0m in February. The monthly total was 37.2% higher than $27.7m in February 2023 but 29.0% behind January’s record $53.5m.

FanDuel retakes the lead in Indiana… just

Blue Chip Casino and FanDuel claimed the top..

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Maryland second state with lower February sports betting handle

Player spending on sports wagering in Maryland reached $442.6m (£345.7m/€404.7m), an increase on the previous year but lower than January’s total.

Handle was up 30.4% from $339.4m in February 2023. However, it was 18.8% behind the $545.0m bet in Maryland during January this year.

The drop in handle follows the same trend as New York, with the Empire State announcing a reduction in February handle despite the Super Bowl. However, this could also be attributed to the shorter month of February and the NBA All-Star break that ran between 16-21 February.

Of the total in Maryland, $428.4m was wagered online, including $13.4m in free bets, and $14.1m at retail sportsbooks.

Sports betting handle was 18.8% behind the $545.0m bet in January

Taxable win – the amount remaining after deducting prizes, promotional wagers and other amounts – reached $28.1m. This was 51.2% ahead of $18.6m last year but 48.9% short of January’s $55.0m.

Mobile taxable win amounted to $27.1m, while retail wagering..

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FanDuel takes DC as lottery gives up on Gambet

FanDuel will soon replace GambetDC in the District of Columbia as the only sportsbook platform available to bettors across the city, according to a letter from the Office of Lottery and Gaming (OLG) to the DC City Council obtained by iGB

The letter does not indicate when FanDuel might launch its platform citywide, however.

Dated 8 March, the letter confirms the OLG has “approved Intralot’s request to select FanDuel as a new subcontractor” for the lottery’s sports wagering platform.

Intralot, which contracts with the District of Columbia, has struggled to put out a competitive product in GambetDC. The platform lost $4 million in 2021.

“OLG and Intralot have evaluated the current platform and believe that FanDuel and its industry-leading platform will perform better within the highly competitive DMV region,” OLG executive director Frank Suarez wrote in the letter. “Having a national, market-leading platform will help to quickly improve the player experience and drive significant re..

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Colorado sports betting revenue tops $53.4m in January

Gross gaming revenue from sports betting in Colorado hiked 50.7% year-on-year in January despite only a short increase in handle for the month.

Spending on sports betting in January amounted to $596.7m (£469.5m/€549.4m). This was 9.1% ahead of $547.2m in 2023 but 16.6% short of December’s record $716.4m spend in Colorado.

Of this total, $592.2m was wagered via online sportsbooks and $4.5m retail facilities across the state.

While the year-on-year handle rise was only modest, operators were much more successful in revenue terms. Gross gaming revenue reached $53.5m, some way clear of the $35.5m posted in January 2023.

The January total was also 32.1% higher than the $40.5m reported in December. This was despite players wagering around $120.0m less month-on-month.

Online wagering accounted for $53.3m of all revenue during the month. In contrast, retail contributed just $190,394.

Basketball betting drives growth in Colorado

While many were looking ahead to the NFL’s end-of-season S..

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New Hampshire sports betting decline continues in January

The New Hampshire Lottery reported further declines in the state’s sports betting market in January, with both handle and gross gaming revenue falling year-on-year.

Player spending in January amounted to $73.3m (£57.9m/€67.7m). This was 24.6% behind $97.2m in New Hampshire last January and 7.0% lower than $78.8m in December. It was also the second consecutive month of handle decline in the state.

Of this total, $62.7m was spent betting on sports online, while players wagered $10.6m at retail sportsbooks.

revenue was 7.0% lower than $78.8m in December 2023

Looking to gross gaming revenue, there was mixed news in the state. Revenue was down 20.3% from the record $12.3m in January 2023 but 27.3% ahead of $7.7m in December.

Some $8.9m of all revenue in January came from online betting. A further $951,079 was generated from wagering at retail sportsbooks across New Hampshire.

DraftKings remains the exclusive operator in the state’s online sports betting market. This arrangement has be..

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Rhode Island’s sports betting handle declines by 6.5% in January

Rhode Island’s January sports betting handle saw a 6.5% decline from December’s figures, although revenue was up by almost 22%.

Rhode Island recorded $44.8m in sports betting handle for January, a significant decrease on December’s number of $47.9m and the lowest since September. The handle also fell 28.1% behind the same month last year, which was a record.

$34.8m of the handle was wagered online, while the other $13.1m was bet at retail sportsbooks. Of the retail handle, Twin River and Tiverton Casino took $6.4m and $3.6m in bets respectively.

Despite the downturn in handle, it was a good month for sportsbooks, who accumulated a combined revenue of $5m, over a fifth higher than December’s $4.1m and the highest since Rhode Island started its new financial year.

Online accounted for $3.8m of that figure, which is 76% of the total. By facility, Twin River outperformed the Tiverton Casino, generating $845,340 to the latter’s $402,750.

Rhode Island into H2 of its financial year

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Arizona sports betting revenue reaches record high in December

Gross sports betting revenue in Arizona hit a new monthly high in December, despite handle declining month-on-month.

December gross revenue in Arizona amounted to $66.1m (£52.1m/€60.9m). This was up 22.1% from $54.4m in the previous year and also 62.4% ahead of November’s total.

Of this total, $65.2m came from online betting and $625,986 retail sportsbooks. A further $240,604 was generated by limited event wagering (LEW) operators.

This came off the back of $693.3m in total wagers placed during the month. Total player spend was 21.1% ahead of December 2022 but behind the record $713.6m wagered in November.

Online spend amounted to $685.1m, retail sportsbooks $6.4m and LEW operators $1.8m.

A total of $17.8m in free bets and promotional credits were noted in December. Almost all of this came from online betting.

As such, adjusted gross sports betting revenue for the month amounted to $48.3m, another new record. This was 30.3% higher than December 2022 and 139.4% more than $20.3m i..

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