College Football Slate Boosts Weekly NY Sports Betting

College Football Slate Boosts Weekly NY Sports Betting
Fact Checked by Thomas Leary

The start of the college football season helped mobile New York sports betting numbers in the Empire State, as the New York State Gaming Commission (NYSGC) released official figures for the week ending Sept. 3 late Thursday. Total mobile handle for the state exceeded $312.77 million (a more than $100 million jump from prior week), and its highest since more than $317.50 million was reported for the week ending Aug. 6. It marked only the second time the state's handle has gone over $300 million since $307.27 million was reported for the week ending May 21. 

The stateā€™s total Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) saw a steep $13.12 million decline from the week prior, posting at over $8.3 million (its lowest since $9.98 million was reported for the week ending Dec. 18, 2022). 

Tax collected by Albany: $4,234,738, a solid $6.69 million decrease from the week prior ($10.9 million). Since the launch of mobile betting (Jan. 8, 2022), the state has generated more than $27.535 billion in handle, more than $2.384 billion in GGR and $1.216 billion in taxes. 

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New York mobile sports betting, week ending Sept. 3

Mobile handle GGR
FanDuel $122,242,389 $7,289,351
DraftKings $116,356,211 Minus-$3,424,944
Caesars $36,253,698 $1,538,928
BetMGM $18,515,622 $1,674,000
BetRivers $10,076,990 $915,055
PointsBet $5,674,554 $237,634
WynnBet $2,123,677 Minus-$36,727
Resorts World $1,529,005 $110,110
Bally Bet $0 $0
Totals $312,772,147 $8,303,408
Weekly tax: $4,234,738

 

FanDuel, DraftKings See Big Increases

All eight providers saw increases in weekly handles. BallyBet is in its 10th week of transitioning to a new platform and was once again not part of the weekly report. FanDuel NY topped the list again, handling over $122.24 million that ended a 10-week streak of non-$100 million handles. It also was their largest handle since over $123.95 million was reported for the week ending May 21. 

DraftKings finished a close second with over $116.35 million, a huge $41.25 million increase from the week prior and only the second time it has gone over $100 million since $124.48 million was posted for the week ending June 25. Caesars recorded over $36.25 million in handle, its largest since $37.43 million was registered for the week ending May 21.  

WynnBET posted $2.12 million, its largest since $2.15 million was reported on May 7. PointsBet's $5.67 million was its largest since $6.09 million on April 2. Resorts World Bet came in at $1.52 million, its largest since $3.47 million was reported on April 23, and BetRivers had more than $10.07 million, its biggest since $10.2 million on April 23. 

Four of the eight NY sports betting apps went up in weekly total GGR (BetMGM NY, PointsBet, Resorts World Bet, BetRivers). 

The first full weekend of the NFL regular season starts Sunday, Sept. 10. Look for the increases to continue as the summer doldrums are now in the past. 

Cumulative totals, Jan. 8, 2022-Sept. 3, 2023

Mobile handle GGRTaxes
FanDuel$11,041,807,750$1,147,256,143$585,100,633
DraftKings$8,525,314,532$687,762,215$350,758,730
Caesars $4,174,283,606 $308,890,328 $157,534,067
BetMGM $2,136,120,146 $142,274,139 $72,559,811
BetRivers $740,610,360 $43,643,570 $22,258,221
PointsBet $637,390,482 $38,567,359 $19,669,353
WynnBet $169,062,404 $10,135,582 $5,169,147
Resorts World $98,588,540 $5,522,111 $2,816,277
Bally Bet $16,370,924 $917,669 $468,011
Totals$27,535,548,742$2,384,969,119$1,216,334,251
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Lou Monaco

Lou Monaco had been East Coast Scene columnist for Gaming Today in Las Vegas since June 2019, covering the East Coast sportsbook scene with emphasis on NJ and PA. He also currently is a part-time writer for the high school sports department for NJ Advanced Media (NJ.com) in Iselin, NJ. Lou has over 30 years sports experience with previous stints at ESPN SportsTicker, Daily Racing Form and Oddschecker.

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