The dreaded “week after the Super Bowl” official numbers for mobile New York sports betting were released late Thursday by the New York State Gaming Commission (NYSGC).
Total mobile handle for the week ending Feb. 19 posted at more than $339.56 million, a significant $84.73 million decrease from more than $424.3 million the week before. This was only the third week of the last eight that the total wasn't $400 million or more.
Mobile Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) totaled more than $23.03 million, a solid $11.03 million increase from the previous week (more than $12 million).
The state collected a nice chunk of change: $11,747,578, a $5.62 million jump from last week ($6,121,839).
New York sports wagering is taxed at 51%, a rate tied with New Hampshire for the highest in the nation. New York sports betting apps have been up and running for a little more than 13 months.
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Only three providers showed a mild increase in total mobile handle: Bally Bet, WynnBET, and NY BetRivers.
Meanwhile, the “big three” all had significant handle decreases, most notably DraftKings NY, which dropped from $150.39 million for the week ending Super Bowl Sunday to $110.78 million. DraftKings did see a nice bump for total GGR to $7.4 million from more than $2.9 million.
FanDuel NY ($137.04 million) was No. 1 yet again but had a $28.36 million decrease from a week ago ($165.39 million). Caesars Sportsbook NY dropped $14.27 million from $58.86 million.
Seven of the nine operators had increases in their weekly GGR. The exceptions were PointsBet NY and WynnBET NY.
The top five providers for the week ending Feb. 19:
1. FanDuel NY ($137.04 million handle, $11.3 million GGR)
2. DraftKings NY ($110.79M handle, $7.4M GGR)
3. Caesars NY ($44.59M handle, $1.4M GGR)
4. BetMGM NY ($26.28M handle, $1.96M GGR)
5. BetRivers New York ($9.56M handle, $582,200 GGR)
New York will be topping $19 billion in handle since launch with next week’s report. The Empire State also has posted $1.575 billion in GGR and collected more than $803.47 million in taxes.
Just a reminder: The NFL Hall of Fame Game kicks off the 2023 NFL season on Thursday, Aug. 3 in Canton, Ohio.
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