Indiana totaled a $29.8 million betting handle in June and collected $2.9 million in sports betting revenue. This raised $277,600 in state taxes. Handle was down 20% from May; revenue was also down 8%. It is strange to see betting handle and revenue decrease after … Read more
PrizePicks is a popular domestic daily fantasy sports operator. The company received $850,000 in bridge funding, a form of short-term private investment aid, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The investors for this bridge funding believe in the long-term potential of PrizePicks as a major … Read more
Churchill Downs Incorporated (CDI) has seen an overall 5% loss in the first quarter of 2020 when compared to 2019’s reports. CDI facilities across the country have been closed because of COVID-19 and Calder Casino, the horse racing track in Miami that was slated for … Read more
COVID-19 has created an estimated $615 billion hole in state budgets through public health expenses and lost tax revenues. Many states have turned to sports betting odds as one potential avenue to mitigate the economic losses caused by COVID-19. Since the near start of the … Read more
Nevada’s combined sports betting and poker revenues increased 61% in May, from $3.6 million in April up to $5.8 million. Exact betting figures, win rate, handle, etc. were once again redacted to comply with confidentiality laws. Gambling revenues in Nevada are trending up, but a … Read more
Rhode Island sportsbooks handled only $11.1 million in sports wagers and earned only $1 million in revenue between March 1 and May 31. This drastic decrease is largely the product of the state’s legal requirement that online betting accounts be registered in person. Casinos are … Read more
New Jersey’s sports betting industry had a $117.8 million betting handle and earned $9.9 million in revenue in May. These totals represent massive month-over-month increases from April, indicating that New Jersey sportsbooks are on the path to financial recovery from COVID-19. Major North American sports … Read more
Mississippi sportsbooks were able to make some kind of revenue in the last nine days of May when retail locations opened. Illinois’ first mobile sportsbook launch on Thursday allowed for plenty of business and interest by gamblers in the state. Time and time again, mobile … Read more
The return of NASCAR, UFC, and PGA events have increased New Jersey sports betting revenue for the month of May by 276% from April’s numbers. Internet and mobile sportsbooks are the only betting sources available for gamblers in the Garden State as retail books are … Read more
Nevada redacted online sports betting and poker revenues from its April gaming revenue report. This was done in accordance with a state law protecting the privacy of individual companies’ finances—World Series of Poker was the only online poker company to report revenue. Total online gaming … Read more
Five states have reported their April sports betting figures: Indiana, Iowa, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. In the five states, sports betting revenues are down almost 80% from what they were in February, and handle is down almost 90%. These states only handled $130.5 … Read more
In April, New Jersey sportsbooks experienced their lowest month of revenue ($2.6 million) ever. New Jersey also saw its second-lowest month of betting handle ($54.6 million). ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – After a less-than-stellar take-home in a pandemic-shortened March, New Jersey sportsbooks experienced their lowest monthly … Read more