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Arizona posts $410 million in July sports wagers

Arizona's licensed sportsbook operators posted sports handle of $410.1 million in July, a rise of 27 per cent year-on-year, but the lowest monthly total of 2024 so far.

Mobile sports wagers increased by 26 per cent to $404.8 million in July, and retail betting was up by 77 per cent to [...]

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Virginia gaming revenue surpasses $500 million in 9M 2024

Gaming revenue at Virginia’s three casinos grew by 36 per cent to $536.6 million for the first nine months of 2024, as September’s revenue rose by 9 per cent.

September’s total gaming revenue was $56.6 million, making it the lowest monthly total since January.

Virginia’s casinos had 3,150 slot machines in operation [...]

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Massachusetts gaming revenue rises 2% in September

Land-based gaming revenue in Massachusetts was up by 2 per cent in September to $93.6 million, despite a slight fall in slot machine revenue.

Slot machine revenue was down by 1 per cent to $62.8 million, but table gaming revenue saw a 6 per cent rise to $29.2 million.

Retail sports betting [...]

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Wyoming State Flag

Wyoming posts record sports handle in September

Wyoming reported record sports wagers of $22.9 million in September, a rise of 19 per cent year-on-year.

DraftKings took its share of Wyoming’s handle to 60 per cent in September, with a 15 per cent increase in bets to $13.8 million.

FanDuel followed in second place on wagers of $4.0 million, up [...]

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Vermont, Burlington

Vermont sports wagers hit five-month high in September

Vermont’s sports wagers reached a five-month high of $16.7 million in September, spurred by the start of the NFL season.

American football wagers were $6.9 million in the month, which was 42 per cent of Vermont’s total handle.

Soccer had its best month of betting in Vermont and handle hit $1.5 million, [...]

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High Court dismisses SkyCity casino duty appeal in South Australia

Casino operator SkyCity Entertainment Group has confirmed that the High Court of Australia has dismissed its appeal relating to a long-standing dispute concerning the treatment of loyalty points converted to gaming machine play.

The operator had appealed to the High Court following the South Australian Court of Appeal’s judgement in August [...]

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Indiana sports wagers grow 20% in September

Indiana’s sports handle grew by 20 per cent to $483.8 million in September, with all the growth coming from mobile betting.

Mobile wagers in Indiana increased by 22 per cent to $470.0 million, but retail betting fell by 32 per cent to $13.9 million.

Parlay betting rose by 32 per cent to [...]

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Des Moines Iowa

Iowa gaming revenue declines 9% in September

Iowa’s land-based gaming revenue was down by 9 per cent to $131.4 million in September, the state’s lowest total since January.

Both table gaming and slot machine revenue at Iowa’s 19 casinos were lower compared to the same period last year.

There were 14,171 slot machines in operation during September and [...]

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Iowa online sports wagers rise above $250 million in September

Iowa's online sports wagers were back above $250 million in September, rising by 13 per cent to $252.3 million.

It was the first month since March that Iowa’s online bets were at that level and took total wagering in September to $270.9 million after retail wagers fell by 21 per cent [...]

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Missouri gaming revenue falls to $150 million in September

Missouri’s land-based gaming revenue fell by 5 per cent to $150.0 million in September, with all but one of the state’s 13 casinos showing year-on-year declines.

Slot machine revenue fell by 5 per cent to $128.2 million, which was the lowest monthly total since January.

Table gaming revenue dropped by 6 per [...]

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Maryland sports wagers top $4 billion in 9M 2024

Maryland’s sports wagers hit $4.01 billion during the first nine months of 2024, after September’s wagers grew by 20 per cent to $532.9 million.

The split of Maryland’s sports wagers in September was $518.9 million for mobile betting and $14.0 million for retail betting.

Mobile betting increased by 23 per cent year-on-year, [...]

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Kansas sports handle approaches $250 million in September

Sports handle in Kansas rose by 14 per cent to $248.9 million in September, and was above $200 million for the first time since March.

DraftKings dominated the market with total handle of $119.6 million, which was an increase of 22 per cent year-on-year and the brand’s best performance in [...]

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