Delaware sports betting handle continues decline in May
| By Robert Fletcher
Sports betting handle in Delaware fell again in May, but the amount spent on igaming during the month hit a year-high.
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Consumers bet $2.8m betting on sports in May, down 45.1% from $5.1m in the same month in 2022 and also 17.7% behind $3.4m in April this year. This was also the lowest monthly total since August 2022.
Revenue from sport betting during the month amounted to $245,474. This was 50.5% down from $495,676 last year and 34.5% lower than $374,568 in April.
Delaware Park remained the market leader with $112,768 in revenue from $1.3m in bets. Bally’s Dover was next on $68,221 off $740,564, then Harrington Raceway with $33,500 from $377,031.