Rhode Island sets new sports betting handle record in January
| By Robert Fletcher
Players in Rhode Island wagered a record $62.3m on sports in January, although revenue in the US state remained level year-on-year.
![rhode-island](https://igamingbusiness.com/img-srv/wK6AoV9wx0m6zdaxzXhLXARnFML2kO5YUTiQ8hQcrJU/resizing_type:auto/width:0/height:0/gravity:sm/enlarge:1/ext:webp/strip_metadata:1/quality:90/bG9jYWw6Ly8vaWdhbWluZ2J1c2luZXNzLmNvbS93cC1jb250ZW50L3VwbG9hZHMvMjAyMC8xMC9yaG9kZS1pc2xhbmQtMjgzMjI4NF8xMjgwMS0xLmpwZw.webp)
Consumer spending was 6.3% ahead of $58.6m in January of last year and 5.2% more than in December 2022, while the total surpassed the existing monthly record of $61.2m set in November 2022 by 1.8%.
Online betting accounted for $37.5m of all wagers placed during January, while retail spend was $24.8m, split $17.2m at Twin River and $7.7m the Tiverton Casino.