Delaware online gaming revenue edges up in April
| By Robert Fletcher
The Delaware Lottery has reported a 2.1% year-on-year increase in online gaming revenue in April, despite players staking 24.6% less during the month.
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Revenue in April from igaming amounted to $874,012, up from $856,182 in the same month last year, but down 2.7% from $897,781 in March this year.
Video games were by far the main source of revenue, generating a total of $707,752, ahead of table games on $128,038 and $38,222 from poker rake and fees.
Spending was down from $28.5m in April of 2020 to $21.5m this year, while consumers won $20.6m from online gaming during the month.
Dover Downs was the most successful of the US state’s three operators in April, generating $369,258 in revenue from $7.8m in bets.
Delaware Park, which led the market in March, ranked second with $261,414 in revenue, despite players spending more – $8.5m – with the operator than at Dover Downs.