New Hampshire sports betting decline continues in August
| By Robert Fletcher
Sports betting revenue in New Hampshire fell for the third consecutive month in August, while player spend slipped to its lowest sum since August 2020.
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Gross gaming revenue for the month amounted to $1.6m (£1.2m/€1.4m), up 14.3% from $1.4m in the same month last year, but 48.4% lower than $3.1m in July this year. This represented the lowest monthly revenue figure since $1.8m was posted for February this year.
Mobile revenue accounted for $1.5m of the total in August, with just $95,892 coming from retail sportsbooks in the state.
Looking at handle for the month, players wagered $36.3m on sports, an increase of 32.0% on last year, but the lowest monthly total since $27.5m was bet in August 2020.
This was also 1.1% down from $36.3m in July this year, marking the fifth consecutive month of handle decline in the state.