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The three commercial casinos in Detroit reported $123.9m (£97.7m/€114.2m) in revenue during March, a 3.9% increase on the previous year. Revenue in March was clear of the $119.2m posted in the same month last year. March’s total was also 18.5% ahead of the $104.6m recorded in Detroit in February this year. Some $122.3m of this amount came
Minnesota’s Senate Tax Committee has voted to double the proposed tax rate in a bill that would allow for legal statewide mobile sports betting from 10% to 20%. The bill, SF 1949, has been through six Senate committees, and is now on its way to Senate Finance. Should it pass out of the Senate, the
FanDuel’s 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 to the D.C. City Council obtained by iGB The letter does not indicate when FanDuel might launch its platform citywide, however. Dated 8
Super Bowl wagers in Pennsylvania totalled $71.5m (£56.8m/€66.4m), according to data released by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. These were wagers made through both retail and online sportsbooks. In total, this is a decrease of 15.1% compared to Super Bowl 2023, when the Philadelphia Eagles were defeated by the Kansas City Chiefs. The regulator added
Barstool Sports has announced details of a new a multi-year sports betting partnership with DraftKings. Under the agreement, DraftKings is now the official sports betting partner of Barstool. David Portnoy, the founder of Barstool, confirmed the news in a blog post shortly after Super Bowl LVIII ended last night (11 February). The deal marks the second time
Players in Colorado wagered a record $716.4m (£565.8m/€663.3m) on sports in December, beating the previous monthly high by more than $100.0m. The December handle beat the existing record of $608.5m in November 2023 by 17.7%. It was also 38.3% higher than the $518.1m bet in Colorado in December of the previous year. Some $712.0m of all wagers placed
Sports betting revenue and handle in Mississippi both fell year-on-year in December, while the Magnolia State also reported a month-on-month decline. Handle amounted to $48.9m (£38.6m/€44.9m), down 34.3% from $74.4m in Mississippi in December of 2022. This was also 21.6% lower than the $62.4m spent in November 2023. As for revenue, this reached $4.9m. While this was
The Sports Betting Alliance (SBA), a group of leading US gambling operators, has declared its opposition to two sports betting ballots in California, saying it will not financially support either initiative. Both ballots would give tribes exclusive rights to offer retail and online sports betting in California. They were filed with the state’s attorney-general in October 2023.
Player spending on sports betting in New Hampshire increased month-on-month during November, but the $78.5m (£61.9m/€71.3m) wagered was less than the previous year. Handle for November was down 15.7% from $93.1m in the same month last year. However, it was 2.0% ahead of October this year and the highest monthly total in New Hampshire for eight months. Of
