Mississippi sports betting handle hits all-time high of $83.5m in October
| By Robert Fletcher
Mississippi consumers wagered a record $83.5m (£61.9m/€73.6m) on sports in October, while the state’s revenue reached its highest total since October 2019.
Revenue for the month amounted to $9.1m, up 3.4% from $8.8m in October 2020 and 3.4% higher than September this year, when revenue also reached $8.8m.
The state’s handle was 36.4% higher than $61.2m in October last year and the highest ever total since Mississippi launched legal sports betting in August 2018, smashing the previous record of $67.7m set in January this year.
The start of the new National Football League season meant football was the most popular sports among consumers in Mississippi, drawing $45.8m in total bets and generating $4.3m in revenue.