Delaware igaming revenue slips to eight-month low in October
| By Robert Fletcher
The Delaware Lottery reported a 161.6% year-on-year increase in igaming revenue for October, though this was its lowest monthly total since March.
Online gambling revenue in October amounted to $643,714 (£485,193/€541,972), up from $246,092 in the same month last year.
However, this also represented a 23.4% month-over-month decline, for the market’s lowest monthly total since $514,959 in March.
Video lottery games (slots) again proved to be the main source of income for operators, with revenue here amounting to $450,428, ahead of table games at $150,010 and poker rake and fees on $43,276.
Players wagered a total of $17.8m on online gambling in October, an increase of 89.4% on the same month last year, and won a total of $17.2m in the process.
As with revenue, this represented a fall from the prior month, albeit not as steep, falling 1.4%.