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January 30, 2025

Study finds 10% of Dutch adults gambled online in 2024

New data has shown just 10% of those aged 16 and over in the Netherlands have gambled online in the last 12 months.

On Wednesday (29 January), the Scientific Research and Data Centre (WODC) in the Netherlands released a factsheet unveiling the findings of three recent studies on Dutch online gambling, which launched in the country in October 2021.

The studies, which cover various periods during 2024, revealed that while 64% of those aged 16 and over in the Netherlands have gambled offline throughout 2024, just one in 10 had placed a bet online.

Lotteries were the predominant form of offline gambling, with 55% of the gambling population using that vertical in 2024, while scratchcards (21%) and bingo (7%) were also prevalent.

Notably, sports betting was the only vertical in which online outpaced land-based, with 4% betting online compared to 3% for offline.

Dutch online gambling rising in popularity

The WODC said 70% of those who had bet online in 2024, had started doing so once th..

January 22, 2025

Massachusetts sets another sports betting handle record in December

Massachusetts reported a record sports betting handle for the fourth consecutive month in December, with consumers in the Bay State wagering $788.3 million (£639.3 million/€757.4 million).

The December total surpasses the existing monthly state record of $777.8 million in November by 1.4%. It is also 19.7% more than the $658.7 million bet in Massachusetts in December of 2023.

Massachusetts Gaming Commission data shows online betting spend for the month was $776.8 million. Retail sportsbooks across the state took a total of $11.5 million in bets.

As for revenue, however, total taxable gaming revenue declined 5.1% year-on-year to $57.5 million. This is also 28.6% lower than November’s record $80.5 million haul. The decline comes in the wake of customer-friendly sports results that impacted the entire industry in December.

Online betting was responsible for almost all revenue in December, generating $57.4 million. In contrast, just $64,037 came from retail wagering.

In terms of hold..

January 20, 2025

Pennsylvania sets another igaming revenue record in December

Pennsylvania operators reported record igaming revenue for the second consecutive month. But in December, sports betting revenue declined due to customer-friendly results that impacted the wider sector.

Total revenue from gambling in Pennsylvania in December totalled $533.1 million (£463.5 million/€517.3 million). This is 0.2% lower than the previous year and also 5.2% less than November’s $562.4 million record hold.

Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) figures highlight igaming as the state’s stand-out segment in December. Monthly revenue here hit $223.6 million, some 35.5% ahead of December 2023 and 11.5% above November’s existing record.

Of this total, $164.3 million came from online slots, up 40.5% year-on-year. Internet table-games revenue also increased by 24.2%, while online poker revenue edged up 2.9% to $2.5 million.

Players spent $4.28 billion playing online slots during December, as well as $3.01 billion on internet table games. Online poker spend was not disclosed.
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January 20, 2025

North Carolina wagering operators report lowest hold since launch

North Carolina bettors laid down more than $600 million (£493 million/€584 million) in wagers for the third consecutive month in December, according to the latest revenue report from the North Carolina State Lottery Commission released on 17 January.

However the high amount bet didn’t translate into a record month for operator revenue or tax revenue as sportsbooks had their lowest hold since launch in March 2024. The 5.8% win rate marked only the third time that operators had a hold of less than 10% in North Carolina.

In December, consumers placed $629.5 million in bets, the third-most of any month since legal betting went live. Of that, bettors won back $590.9 million and operators reported $35.7 million in gross gaming revenue (GGR), the second-lowest GGR in history. Sportsbooks wrote off $16.4 million in promotional play.

North Carolina taxes sportsbooks at 18% of GGR, and operators contributed $6.4 million to state coffers, the second-lowest since launch. For comparison, the ..

January 17, 2025

New Jersey gambling revenue tops $6.3 billion in record 2024

Gambling revenue in New Jersey reached $6.30 billion (£5.17 billion/€6.12 billion) in what was a record year for the state, with all-time high figures also reported across igaming and sports betting.

Total market revenue was 9.0% ahead of the existing record of $5.78 billion in the previous year. The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (NJDGE) reported growth across two of the state’s three sectors, with only land-based casinos seeing a decline.

Igaming pushes land-based casinos close in 2024

The stand-out performance in 2024 is by far igaming, with revenue up 24% to a record $2.39 billion. While this is short of the land-based market ($2.82 billion), igaming has surpassed physical casinos in recent months and 2025 could see it become the leading source of gambling revenue in New Jersey.

For 2024, some $2.36 billion of igaming revenue came from online slots and table games, up 24.5% year-on-year. Peer-to-peer poker revenue, however, slipped 1.5% to $28.5 million.

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January 13, 2025

Weekend Report: Entain confident on FY24 earnings, Betfred exits Nevada, Concacaf seeks first betting partner

Welcome to the Weekend Report, where iGB looks at the news that you may have missed across Friday, Saturday and Sunday. This week: Entain confident on FY24 EBITDA guidance, Betfred exits Nevada and Concacaf seeks first betting partner.

Entain reiterates EBITDA guidance for FY24

Entain said it remains confident of EBITDA guidance for FY24 despite taking a hit in the latter part of the year from customer-friendly sports results in the US.

Entain set out full-year targets during its Q3 trading update in October. Here, it said group EBITDA would be at the upper end of a range between £1.04 billion (€1.24 billion/$1.26 billion) and £1.09 billion.

Now, Entain has repeated this guidance despite its BetMGM joint venture in the US being impacted in Q4. Unfavourable sports results meant players won more during the period, which in turn impacted performance.

Entain said BetMGM still expects to post EBITDA of negative $250 million for the full year. This is in line with earlier guidance issue..

January 9, 2025

Arizona sets $791.2 million sports betting handle record in October

Consumers in Arizona spent a record $791.2 million (£644.2 million/€768.2 million) betting on sports in October, while revenue in the Grand Canyon State fell just short of an all-time high.

Handle for October surpassed the existing Arizona record of $759.8 million, set in March this year, by 4.1%. It also beat October 2023 by 22.1% and September 2024 by 8.1%, according to Arizona Department of Gaming data. Online sports betting spend in October amounted to $784.4 million, while retail wagering hit $6.8 million.

Players won $735.6 million across online and retail betting, leaving $53.8 million in adjusted gross receipts. This falls 6.9% short of $56.9 million in the previous year and it also lagged 31.5% behind September’s $77.4 million record.

Almost all adjusted gross receipts – $53.6 million – came from online, with retail generating just $205,230 in comparison. On this, overall hold for Arizona in October was 6.80%

After excluding $30.2 million worth of free bets, the new adjust..

January 7, 2025

What will it take to return UK retail betting to growth?

UK retail betting is in decline. Can the sector take inspiration from a high street betting stalwart and Serbia’s thriving social scene to turn the channel’s luck around?

UK retail betting continued its slow long-term decline in Q3 2024 with the channel’s gross gambling yield (GGY) falling 1% to £533 million in the UK, according to UK Gambling Commission data. Entain reported a drop of 2% in retail betting revenue in the market, while Evoke observed a 9% fall in revenue across its international retail portfolio.

Meanwhile online gambling is surging in popularity due to ease of access and improving technology. The Gambling Commission reported an overall Q3 GGY of £1.32 billion (€1.6 billion/$1.7 billion), with online real event betting GGY rising by 6% year-on-year to £453 million.

In its Q3 results, Evoke said it had hired a new retail managing director in September who had identified and actioned a series of measures to improve trading in the short term. This included the rollout ..

January 3, 2025

Ohio sports betting handle surpasses $1 billion in November

Ohio fell just short of setting a new monthly sports betting handle record in November as players in the state wagered a total of $1.02 billion ($826.0 million/€993.0 million) during the month.

The November total is the second highest monthly amount on record. The amount is second to January 2023, when online betting became legal in Ohio, saw the highest ever state-wide handle at $1.11 million.

The November handle also surpasses the $864.2 million wagered in the same month in 2023 by 18.5%. It is also 13.6% ahead of the $901.4 million bet in Ohio in October of 2024.

Of the total amount wagered in November, $1.02 billion was bet online and $20.9 million at retail sportsbooks inside land-based casinos. This is according to data published this week by the Ohio Casino Control Commission.

Consumers in Ohio won $901.9 million during the month while $5.6 million in wagers were voided and $32.3 million processed as promotional bets. This resulted in $117 million in taxable revenue.

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January 2, 2025

Virginia sets sports betting revenue and handle records in November

Virginia reported record adjusted sports betting gross revenue for the month of November, while handle in Old Dominion also reached an all-time high for the second consecutive month.

Data published this week by the Virginia Lottery shows gross revenue in November 2024 hit $80.6 million (£64.3 million/€77.7 million). This is 121.4% ahead of the same month in 2023 and 64.5% more than October 2024.

The total also surpassed the state’s existing adjusted gross revenue (AGR) record of $67.5 million – set in January 2024 – by 19.4%.

Almost all AGR came from online. During the month, some $79.9 million of all revenue was attributed to online betting, compared to $666,689 in retail revenue.

Player spending in Virginia up to $761.0 million

In terms of how much players spent on sports betting, the monthly handle for November across both online and land-based hit $761 million. This surpasses last year by 19.1%.

November also marks the first time Virginia has surpassed $700 million in betting..

December 23, 2024

Three US gambling bills will die by end of year but three wagering bills pre-filed for 2025

After a year in which no US jurisdiction expanded legal digital sports betting or igaming through the state legislature, lawmakers in Michigan and Ohio tried last-ditch efforts at changes or expansions. And lawmakers in South Carolina and Texas pre-filed betting bills ahead of the 2025 sessions.

When the clock strikes midnight on 31 December, gambling bills in Michigan and Ohio will die. And there is no clear indication that lawmakers in either state will try again in 2025.

On the flip side, lawmakers in South Carolina and Texas pre-filed legal sports betting bills. Those bills are expected to be entertained during the 2025 sessions, although they lack the backing or momentum usually associated with gambling bills that succeed.

In South Carolina, the legislature has dabbled in sports betting, but since the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) was overturned in 2018, there’s been no consensus or clear pathway. This time around, the legislature will have a constitu..

December 19, 2024

Record sports betting, igaming drive Pennsylvania revenue to all-time high in November

Record monthly revenue from sports betting and igaming in Pennsylvania helped to push overall revenue in the state’s gambling market to an all-time high of $562.4 million (£447.4 million/€543.4 million) in November.

November’s revenue total beat last year by 26.5% and is 13.3% above $496.6 million in Pennsylvania in October of this year. It surpasses the existing record of $554.6 million, set in March, by 1.4%, Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) data shows.

Aside from total market revenue, the stand-out figures from the PGCB data are in reference to sports betting.

Gross revenue reached a record $77.1 million, up 498.4% on last year – in November 2023, operators had a record-low 1.38% hold. The all-time revenue high was $72.5 million, set last December, with the November 2024 total beating this by 6.3%. Of this sum, $71.7 million came from online betting and $5.4 million from retail sportsbooks.

Betting handle in Pennsylvania also hit an all-time high of $935.5 million. Coinc..

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