The Indiana Gaming Commission has released its latest monthly revenue report revealing that the state’s licensed sportsbooks accepted just over $238 million in wagers throughout the month of August.
Third month in a row that sportsbooks accepted less than $300 million in wagers
The latest figures represent a drop of 14.1% from July’s sports betting handle of $ 206.6 million but well short if the $308.4 million reported in May. This is also the third month in a row that Indiana sports betting operators accepted less than $300 million in wagers.
Ameristar Casino was the market leader reporting a sports betting handle of $73.9 million. Of that total figure, just over $71.7 million came through the casino’s online partnership with DraftKings. Meanwhile wagers at the casino’s retail sportsbooks came to $1.5 million.
Blue Chip Casino was Ameristar’s closest competitor as the company reported accepting $69.8 million in wagers. Of that figure, $69.6 million came through the casino’s online partnership with FanDuel.
Hollywood Lawrenceburg continues as the outright market leader in retail sports betting as the casino accepted over $5.4 million in wagers during August. This was almost $4 million more than its nearest retail competitor.
Combined Aggregated Gross Revenue (AGR) for the month came to $25.4 million. This resulted in state taxes of just $2.4 million.
Baseball continues as the most popular sport at Indiana sportsbooks with $77.5 million wagered on the sport throughout the month.
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