States Using $1.5B Sports Betting Tax For Education, Vets

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Over $141 billion have been bet on sports at regulated US sportsbooks since 2018 and over $10 billion in sports betting revenue has been reported by sportsbooks. States with regulated betting have now seen approximately $1.5 billion in tax revenue from local sportsbooks. There is … Read more

Nevada, Pennsylvania, Virginia See Big Betting Months For April 2022

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Nevada sportsbooks saw $582.5 million in wagers for April 2022. While this is a major drop compared to March, this is up 28.1% year over year. Pennsylvania reported $572.8 million in bets with over 90% of the wagers coming from online operators. Virginia sportsbooks saw … Read more

Are Delaware Sports Bettors The Worst In The USA?

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Delaware bettors have been extremely successful in the month of February, having two of the four months with a negative total handle. Delaware has recorded three months with a total handle that exceed 25%, all taking place in September and November. LAS VEGAS – Being … Read more

New York Sees $1.5B Handle In Second Month Of Mobile Betting

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New York launched their mobile sportsbooks in early January; since then, New York has turned over handles of $1 billion or more in both months after the mobile launch. New York’s streak of $1B+ handles looks like it should continue through March, a historically strong … Read more

Fourth Straight $1B Betting Month For Nevada Sportsbooks

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Nevada’s sportsbooks handled over $1.109 billion in sports bets in January, up 9.3% from December and 71.6% compared to January 2021. Despite these increases, Nevada’s sportsbooks posted their sixth consecutive month with a sub-par hold rate: if this trend continues, Nevada’s sports betting revenue may … Read more

Beijing Olympics Expected To See Record High Sports Betting

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This year’s Winter Olympics in Beijing is expected to be the most-bet Olympics ever, with 30 states now offering at least some sort of state-regulated sports betting. There are some potential obstacles in the way, however – there have been over 100 reported COVID cases, … Read more

Michigan, Virginia Celebrate 1 Year Of Legal Sports Betting

Sports Betting One Year Anniversary

Since Michigan launched state-regulated online sportsbooks on January 22, 2021, the state has grown into one of the top sports betting markets in the United States. Virginia first launched sports betting on January 21, 2021 – since, the state became the quickest in the United … Read more

Legal Sports Betting Recap: 2021 At A Glance

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Nine states launched their legal sports betting industry in 2021, nearly a third of all states that have legalized and regulated a sports betting industry in the United States. Several states witnessed a large increase in sports betting revenue, handle, hold rate, and tax contributions, … Read more