Igaming revenue across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Michigan, Connecticut, West Virginia, Delaware and Rhode Island totalled $686.7m in August 2024, compared with $516.3m a year earlier, according to the report. New Jersey set a state record at $198.4m, while Pennsylvania recorded nearly $225m and Michigan $196.7m.
The figures show differing revenue and tax outcomes across seven US regulated igaming markets.
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Underdog Sports founder and chief executive Jeremy Levine said the company will surrender its fantasy sports licences in Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Ohio. The company will stop accepting new Drafts entries in those states and close the product when the 2026 NFL season begins on 9 September, while allowing existing drafts to finish; Levine said the move followed state regulators’ positions on its prediction markets.
Underdog is giving up daily fantasy sports licences across seven US states to preserve its prediction markets business. State regulators told the company that its federally regulated prediction platform could not coexist with its state-licensed fantasy sports operations.
It was reported that bet365's monthly gaming report tracks August online slot preferences across three US states. The operator compiles data from 22 online casino markets worldwide.
Blask’s study compares year-on-year market trends in seven Latin American countries. It reports growth ranging from 94.75% in Venezuela to declines of 2.23% in Ecuador and 5.07% in Peru.
West Virginia recorded $922.1m in combined sports betting and iGaming wagers in August. The total increased by 16%, with each sector recording double-digit growth.