NY Sports Betting Handle Jumps in July’s Final Week

NY Sports Betting Handle Jumps in July’s Final Week
Fact Checked by Pat McLoone

A day after the NFL preseason opened with the Cleveland Browns’ 21-16 come-from-behind victory over the New York Jets, New York sports betting reported its second consecutive rise in weekly handle.

The official mobile figures for the week ending July 30 were released by the New York State Gaming Commission (NYSGC) Friday.

New York posted more than $246.48 million, a solid $28.64 million increase from the week before ($217.84 million), in total mobile handle. Total Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) posted at more than $24.20 million, a smidge downward from a week ago ($25.34 million).

Tax collected by the state: $12,343,433.

Since the launch of New York sport betting apps, the state has generated more than $26.235 billion in mobile handle, more than $2.268 billion in mobile GGR and $1.157 billion in taxes.

New York mobile sports betting, week ending July 30

 
Mobile handle GGR
FanDuel $95,211,825 $4,895,157
DraftKings $94,513,120 $13,386,356
Caesars $26,469,021 $2,548,415
BetMGM $16,107,231 $1,849,070
BetRivers $7,909,919 $877,430
PointsBet $3,796,714 $330,399
WynnBet $1,663,139 $137,296
Resorts World $814,398 $178,687
Bally Bet $0 $0
Totals $246,485,367 $24,202,810

 

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DraftKings Has Biggest Increase of the Week

Six of the eight providers (BallyBet is in its fifth week of transitioning to a new platform) had increases in their handles. Four of the eight had GGR increases.

DraftKings posted more than $94.51 million in handle, a significant $22.63 million jump from a week ago. It also was the largest number recorded since more than $124.48 million was posted for the week ending June 25. The Boston-based company generated more than $13.38 million in total GGR, its highest since more than $12.35 million for the week ending June 18.

FanDuel NY still led the week with $95.21 million in handle, its highest mark since over $102.23 million was recorded June 18.

BetMGM, Caesars Sportsbook, WynnBET and PointsBet increased in weekly handle. WynnBET, Resorts World Bet and BetRivers were up in GGR.

Here are the top five weekly handles:

  1. FanDuel: $95.2M
  2. DraftKings: $94.5M
  3. Caesars Sportsbook NY: $26.46M
  4. BetMGM: $16.1M
  5. BetRivers: $7.9M

Cumulative totals, Jan. 8, 2022-July 30, 2023

 
Mobile handle GGRTaxes
FanDuel$10,561,469,069$1,098,471,937$560,220,688
DraftKings$8,007,243,879$644,381,835$328,634,736
Caesars $4,032,117,369 $298,417,109 $152,192,726
BetMGM $2,053,607,066 $134,558,139 $68,624,651
BetRivers $698,439,451 $40,005,497 $20,402,803
PointsBet $617,373,440 $37,499,601 $19,124,797
WynnBet $155,256,268 $9,439,502 $4,814,146
Resorts World $93,745,617 $5,122,437 $2,612,443
Bally Bet $16,370,924 $917,669 $468,011
Totals$26,235,623,081$2,268,813,730$1,157,095,002
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Author

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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