An increase in weekly handle is always a positive for New York sportsbooks and that was the case this past week.
Official weekly mobile sports betting figures were released by the New York State Gaming Commission (NYSGC) on Friday morning.
The Empire State posted its second consecutive increase in total mobile handle with more than $343.28 million for the week ending April 9, up $3.41 million from the previous week.
However, the state’s total mobile Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) went the opposite direction, dropping more than $15.27 million to land at a tad less than $12 million. The number marked the lowest since more than $9.98 million was recorded for the weekend ending Dec. 18, 2022.
Weekly tax shipped to Albany was $6,116,615, a $7.79 million decrease from more than $13M a week ago. New York has a tax rate of 51%, which is tied with New Hampshire for the nation's highest.
Since launch in January of 2002, the state has handled more than $21.710 billion, generated more than $1.792 billion in total GGR and has collected more than $914.07 million in taxes.
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NY BetRivers Posts Its Best Week So Far
Six of the nine NY sports betting apps providers had increases in their total mobile handles and one posted its all-time high.
Also of note, FanDuel Sportsbook NY - the most dominant of all nine - posted more than $142.55 million for an $11.83 million increase. Its total GGR was more than $6.88 million, its lowest since $3.99 million was recorded for the week ending Dec. 18, 2022.
DraftKings NY, Caesars NY, WynnBET NY, Resorts World NY and Rush Street Interactive’s NY BetRivers all posted increases.
In fact, NY BetRivers posted more than $12.54 million for the week - its largest ever recorded in the state.
The figures breaks $11.83M posted for the week ending March 12. The company has posted more than $10M in handle for sixth consecutive week and ninth of its last 13.
BetMGM NY posted more than $32.07M in mobile handle, marking a $10.73M decrease from a week ago.
Here are the nine weekly handles:
1. FanDuel ($142.56M)
2. DraftKings NY ($106.38M)
3. Caesars ($41.18M)
4. BetMGM ($32.07M)
5. BetRivers ($12.55M)
6. PointsBet ($5.09M)
7. WynnBET ($1.92M)
8. Resorts World ($1.13M)
9. Bally Bet ($408,766)
