The first full month of the football season provided Arizona sportsbooks the bump everyone expected.
Arizona betting apps and retail locations had $537.966 million in handle in September, a 49% increase from August, according to a report released Thursday by the state’s Department of Gaming.
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The September report, which covers the first month of the second full year of sports betting in the state, also featured a 10.7% jump in revenue from the August Arizona revenue report.
The state had $30.718 million in revenue in September that generated $3.058 million in taxes.
The $537 million in handle in September was the third most for the state and the largest handle since March, while it was also Arizona’s third-best month for tax revenue.
“September was clearly a strong month for Arizona sports betting, with the state seeing over $245 million more in wagers when compared to the same month of 2021,” Ted Vogt, ADG Director, said in a press release. “I am excited to see how the industry progresses through the winter months, which generally has the most popular sports for wagering in the United States.”
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Arizona Sports Betting, September vs. August
| Total Handle | Mobile Handle |
Revenue |
|---|
| September | $537.966M | $533.350M | $30.718M |
| August | $361.009M | $359.222M | $27.754M |
| Change | Up 49.0% | Up 48.4% | Up
10.7% |
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Arizona Maintains Status Nationally
Arizona has placed consistently among the top six states in sports betting handle, and that continued in September.
New York led the nation with $1.266 billion in handle for the month followed by New Jersey ($866.7 million), Illinois ($831.8M), Nevada ($760.9M) and Pennsylvania ($645.2M).
Colorado was less than $100 million behind Arizona in handle for the month ($450.2M), while Virginia was the only other state to surpass $400 million in handle in September ($411.3M).
Overall, legal U.S. sports betting operators generated $7.920 billion in handle in September and $822.1 million in revenue.
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DraftKings Stays No. 1 in Arizona
For the second straight month, DraftKings Sportsbook Arizona led the state in handle.
The operator, based in Boston, took in $215.6 million in wagers. DraftKings had $129.8 million in handle in August, the first time since April it had beaten out FanDuel Sportsbook Arizona as the state’s top operator.
FanDuel took in $147.36 million in September, followed by BetMGM Sportsbook Arizona ($80.8M), Caesars ($47.2M) and Barstool Sportsbook ($14.6M).
Fubo Sportsbook, which announced its closing in mid October, had $512,129 in handle in its final full month in business.
Golden Nugget Online Gaming, which is owned by DraftKings, had the smallest handle in the state in September at $188,886.
Turf Paradise Horse Track, which holds a limited event wagering license to offer retail sports betting, had $292,596 in handle during September — a month when the track doesn’t feature live racing.
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