Iowa hits new highs in sports betting revenue and handle in November
| By Robert Fletcher
The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission has revealed sports betting revenue and handle reached new monthly highs in the state during November.
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Player spending on sports betting in the month amounted to $287.2m (£217.2m/€254.7m), beating the previous record of $280.9m set in October of this year by 2.2%. The November amount was also 229.4% higher than the $87.2m wagered by consumers in the same month last year.
Online betting accounted for $260.4m of the total wagers placed during the month, while players also spent $26.9m betting on sports at retail facilities across the state.
Consumers won a total of $267.5m from betting on sports in November, which left $19.7m in revenue, a new monthly-high for Iowa, surpassing the previous record of $13.5m set in March this year by 45.9%.