Rhode Island sports betting handle reaches record $41.2m in September
| By Robert Fletcher
Player spending on sports betting in Rhode Island reached a record $41.2m (£29.9m/€35.4m) in September, while the state’s revenue also increased 66.7% year-on-year.
Revenue in September amounted to $4.0m, up from $2.4m in the same month last yearand also 263.6% higher than $1.1m posted in August of this year.
Mobile betting accounted for $2.1m of overall revenue for the month, while retail revenue from the Twin River and Tiverton Casino sportsbooks reached $1.9m.
Twin River’s sportsbook performed the better of the two retail sites with $1.3m in revenue, while the Tiverton Casino sportsbook generated $591,239 in revenue during the month.