Arizona handle slips 16.9% month-on-month on April
| By Robert Fletcher
Sports betting handle in Arizona fell month-on-month during April, although the $535.7m wagered by players was up year-on-year.
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The monthly handle was 4.5% ahead of $512.9m in April 2022 but 16.9% less than $644.8m in March of this year.
Of this total, $531.2m was spent betting on sports online, while just $3.7m was wagered at retail sportsbooks across the state.
Consumers won $486.5m from betting, leaving $48.0m in adjusted gross event wagering revenue before free bets. This was 64.4% ahead of $29.2m last year but 10.1% behind $53.4m in March this year.