Iowa records sports wagering handle decrease for April
| By Nosa Omoigui
Iowa posted sports wagering handle figures of $118.4m for April 2021, representing a 7438.9% increase from April 2020 when almost all major sporting events were suspended, but a decline from the previous month.
![Iowa February](https://igamingbusiness.com/img-srv/CzHru1tbeffgsWt27XKumRLwM7NjYhOU2qrneBDnnyg/resizing_type:auto/width:0/height:0/gravity:sm/enlarge:1/ext:webp/strip_metadata:1/quality:90/bG9jYWw6Ly8vaWdhbWluZ2J1c2luZXNzLmNvbS93cC1jb250ZW50L3VwbG9hZHMvMjAyMC8wOC9pb3dhLXNpZ24uanBn.webp)
Overall net sports wagering receipts fell to $7.7m, down from $13.5m last month, but this was up from just $150,000 a year prior.
Retail handle fell 37.2% month-on-month to $13.8m, and internet handle decreased 25.0% to $104.5m for total handle of $118.4m, down 26.6%.