Nevada sets new betting handle record in October
Total revenue for October came to $822.7m, an 0.2% improvement on September’s $821.1m.
This came predominantly from slots, which accounted for $565.8m of the total. This represented an 18.7% year-on-year fall, as well as a 6.7% month-over month drop.
For table, counter and cards games, including sports betting, revenue was down 19.5% to $256.8m.
While revenue from Nevada sportsbooks fell 3.7% to $42.4m, amounts wagered grew significantly.
Based on a hold percentage of 6.43%, stakes for the month totalled $659.2m, beating the previous record of $614.1m that was set in November last year.
This total represented a 27.3% rise in stakes from the prior year, and a 14.6% rise from September 2020. Mobile accounted for $376.8m of stakes, and $13.6m of revenue.
Looking at performance by sport, football was by far the most popular, accounting for $32.6m of revenue, from stakes totalling $441.1m. Following in a distant second was baseball, with punters betting $110.7m, with $5.2m in revenue left after winnings.