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October 10, 2024

US September round-up: Tennessee, West Virginia and Detroit

Rounding up some of the latest monthly sports betting results in the US, iGB analyses figures from Tennessee, West Virginia and Detroit for September.
Tennessee sets new gross wagers record in September
Starting in Tennessee, the Volunteer State saw gross wagers hit an all-time high of $524.8m (£401.8m/€480.3m). This figure is narrowly higher than the existing record of $517.4m in November last year.

The September total also surpasses last year’s amount by 25.5% and is 52.5% higher than August this year. This is according to data published by the Tennessee Sports Wagering Council.

Tennessee does not publish data on monthly revenue. It does, however, detail gross handle, with this at $520.8m. This is after accounting for $3.9m in undisclosed adjustments.

As for tax, Tennessee was able to collect $9.6m in privilege tax from sports betting during the month. Tennessee operators are taxed at 20%.

West Virginia narrowly misses revenue record
Turning now to West Virginia, revenue fell ju..

October 9, 2024

South Africa gambling revenue reaches record ZAR59.3bn in 2023-24

Gross gambling revenue in South Africa hit a record ZAR59.3bn (£2.58bn/€3.07bn/$3.37bn) in the 2023-24 financial year, while player spending also reached an all-time high.
Revenue was 25.7% higher than ZAR47.12bn in 2022-23, the existing yearly record for South Africa. The latest report from the country’s National Gambling Board covers the 12 months to 31 March 2024.

Sports betting leads the way in South Africa

Sports betting was again by far the largest source of revenue, generating ZAR35.91bn, or 60.5%, of all revenue. This is 51.2% more than in the previous year.

Of this, ZAR28.97bn was revenue from online betting, with the vertical accounting for 49% of overall revenue in 2023-24. Online sports betting is currently only legal in the Northern Cape, Western Cape, Mpumalanga, Limpopo and North West provinces.

Retail betting revenue for the year amounted to ZAR6.94bn, accounting for 19% of all betting revenue or 11.7% of total market revenue.

Revenue flat across other gambling typ..

October 8, 2024

Online casino drives Denmark gambling revenue to DKK571m in August

Gross gaming revenue (GGR) in Denmark reached DKK571m (£64.2m/€76.6m/$84.1m) in August as online casino growth offset declines elsewhere in the market.
The August total was 4.3% ahead of last year, according to data from Denmark regulator Spillemyndigheden. It was also 3.1% more than DKK554m in July of this year.

Growth was driven by a 20.8% year-on-year increase in online casino revenue to DKK299m in August.

This was also ahead of July by 5.3% and not far off the all-time monthly revenue record for the vertical. Spillemyndigheden reported DKK309m in online casino GGR in March of this year.

However, all other segments of the Danish market reported declines in August. The largest drop came in the sports betting sector, where revenue was 14% lower at DKK147m during the month. This was also 1.3% lower than in July.

Land-based woes continue in Denmark
As for the land-based sector, declines noted in recent months continued in August. Physical slot machine GGR was down 0.2% to DKK96m dur..

October 1, 2024

Influx of Brazil betting licence applications as enforcement deadline passes

With the deadline for licence applications from operators wishing to be active in Brazil during the transition period closing at 11.59pm yesterday (30 September), a late flurry has taken the total of requests to 182.
In mid-September, the Brazil government published Normative Ordinance No 1,475. This set out plans to launch enforcement action against operators that failed to submit a licence application by 1 October.

Only companies that were both already active and that had applied for a licence would be allowed to continue operating in the transition period between 1 October and 31 December. This counts down to the legal online market launch on 1 January 2025.

This is the second key licensing deadline in Brazil. The first passed on 20 August when the initial 90-day window of preference shut. The 113 operators that applied during that period ensured their applications will be processed by the Secretariat of Prizes and Bets (SPA) ahead of the legal market’s launch date.

The announcem..

September 27, 2024

Nevada August betting revenue jumps 39.7% while slots hit total GGR

Rounding up some of the latest monthly state results in the US, iGB takes a closer look at how a drop in slots activity saw overall gambling revenue fall in Nevada in August, while Mississippi reported growth within its retail sports betting market.
Mobile sports betting in Nevada was up 13% on 2023 to $14.8m, data from the Nevada Gaming Control Board shows.

Baseball reaped the highest revenue of all sports during the month, making up $9.7m of the vertical’s revenue in August, while American football betting hit $8.7m. However, hockey and basketball betting activity both generated losses for operators.

Betting across other sports generated $7.6m in additional revenue, with the Control Board noting that $14.8m of all wagering revenue came from mobile.

Meanwhile revenue from sports betting pools, which is counted under table games, jumped 38.9% year-on-year to $25m in August.

The Control Board does not disclose handle details for sports betting.

Nevada revenue down again in August
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September 27, 2024

Brazil’s IBJR members agree to expedite credit card ban to October

The National Association of Games and Lotteries (ANJL) and the Brazilian Institute of Responsible Gaming (IBJR) have both advised their members to bring forward their ban on gambling with credit cards. All of the IBJR's members have agreed to expedite the ban.
Published in April, Normative Ordinance No 615 banned the use of credit cards, crypto, cash, payment slips or cheques for betting when the legal Brazil online betting market goes live on 1 January 2025.

However only companies already active in Brazil that have applied for a betting licence will be able to continue operating from 1 October.

Both the ANJL and IBJR have urged their respective members to voluntarily bring forward the prohibition of credit cards after discussions with the ministry of finance. For the IBJR, which claims its members account for around 70% of the betting market in Brazil, the move is aligned with its wider objective to secure a safe betting market in the country.

Notably, the ANJL said almost a..

September 26, 2024

Flutter claims 11% Brazil market share following NSX acquisition

Flutter is among the top three betting companies in Brazil with an 11% market share, thanks to its acquisition of a 56% stake in Betnacional parent NSX Group. Its position in Brazil was outlined in some detail during the group's Capital Markets Day presentation.
Flutter said the NSX Group acquisition would provide the group with necessary local expertise in the Brazilian market. The deal is expected to close by Q2 2025 and will help establish a new ‘Flutter Brazil’ business, which will include its existing Betfair brand. NSX Group’s Pagbet, MrJack.bet and Betpix brands will also fall under the new business arm.

According to Regulus Partners and internal estimates, NSX holds 9% of the total online market in Brazil. It estimates Brazil’s net gaming revenue (NGR) for 2023 was $2.8bn. Of that figure, Flutter claims its Betfair brands, alongside those it acquired in the NSX deal, came third in revenue terms with over a tenth of the market.

Flutter’s revenue from Betfair and NSX comb..

September 23, 2024

Grupo Silvio Santos partners OpenBet for new betting brand in Brazil

Grupo Silvio Santos has announced it will partner with OpenBet for the launch of its Todos Querem Jogar (TQJ) venture in Brazil, deploying the provider’s end-to-end betting ecosystem.
The new long-term agreement will see Grupo Silvio Santos, a conglomerate that includes the Brazilian Television Network (SBT), offer OpenBet’s responsible gambling technology, its player account management (PAM) system and its managed trading services.

Grupo Silvio Santos applied for a licence on 19 August, the day before the 20 August deadline for the initial 90-day window of preference. Operators that applied for a licence during that period will be guaranteed to have their applications processed by the legal market launch date of 1 January 2025.

The TQJ platform will aim to leverage Grupo Silvio Santos’ extensive media reach, with the conglomerate claiming its shows on SBT reach over 113 million Brazilians every month with an average per day viewership exceeding 29 million.

José Roberto Maciel, Grup..

September 19, 2024

Pennsylvania igaming revenue falls just short of monthly record in August

Pennsylvania reported a year-on-year and month-on-month increase in gambling revenue in August, driven by a near-record performance from the state’s igaming market.
Total gambling revenue in Pennsylvania in August hit $525.5m (£397.1m/€472.1m). This is 14.9% ahead of last year and 4.9% more than July’s total for this year.

Ongoing igaming growth in Pennsylvania

The stand-out figure in August was igaming revenue, which amounted to $183.7m. Not only is this 29% more than last year but also the second-highest monthly total on record, just short of March 2024’s $191.1m haul.

Breaking this down, online slots generated $138.3m of all igaming revenue in August. Table games drew $43.2m, with poker revenue topping $2.2m for the month.

As has been the case for some time, Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course is still the market leader here. For August, it posted $72.1m in online casino revenue. Valley Forge Casino Resort remains second with $46.0m, then Rivers Casino Philadelphia on..

September 18, 2024

Michigan: Igaming growth drives online gambling revenue increase in August

The Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) reported a year-on-year and month-on-month increase in online gambling revenue in August, driven by growth within the igaming sector.
Igaming gross receipts and gross online sports betting receipts from commercial and tribal operators in August amounted to $224.0m (£170.2m/€201.5m). This is 27.7% more than last year in Michigan and 1.4% higher than in July this year.

Data, published by the MGCB on Tuesday (17 September) shows igaming accounted for $196.7m of all revenue during August, up 29.2% year-on-year. Gross sports betting receipts were also 18.1% higher for the month at $27.4m.

The MGCB also sets out adjusted gross receipts (AGR), which account for promotional spending in Michigan. For August, the total for the state’s online gambling market was $193.2m, a rise of 26.2% on last year’s total.

Of this, $176.9m came from igaming, a year-on-year rise of 30.9%. In terms of sports betting, AGR reached $16.3m, up 2.5% from the previous year.

September 17, 2024

Massachusetts hits lowest sports betting revenue this year in August

Sports betting revenue in Massachusetts fell to a calendar year-low during August, though the state was able to report year-on-year growth across both revenue and handle.
Combined taxable online and retail revenue in August reached $33.3m (£25.2m/€29.9m). This is 51.4% more than in Massachusetts last year but 19.2% behind July – and the lowest monthly figure so far this year.

Online betting accounted for $32.9m of all revenue during the month, with retail’s share at just $381,134.

Handle-wise, the $447.3m spent across online and retail was some 42.1% ahead of last year. It is also 8.6% more than the $411.8m wagered on sports in July this year.

Players spent a total of $439.7m betting online during August, in addition to $7.6m at retail sportsbooks across Massachusetts.

In terms of hold, the overall figure for the state’s market in August was 7.71%. Online hold was slightly above this at 7.74%, with retail lower at 6.12%.

DraftKings still the one to beat in Massachusetts
As for in..

September 17, 2024

New Jersey: Record igaming revenue drives growth in August

Gambling revenue in New Jersey increased 4.4% year-on-year in August, helped by a record performance by the Garden State’s igaming market.
Total revenue for August reached $555.1m (£420.0m/€498.7m). This is ahead of $531.6m in New Jersey last August and also 1.3% more than $547.8m in July this year.

Without doubt, the stand-out figure for New Jersey in August was igaming revenue. Here, revenue jumped 27.8% year-on-year to $198.4m – a new monthly record for the state.

This includes $196.0m in internet slots revenue, an increase of 28.2%. On the other hand, online peer-to-peer remained level at $2.4m for the month.

Golden Nugget was again the leading master licensee in the igaming market. Skins operating via its licence, which in addition to Golden Nugget are FanDuel, Betway and BetRivers, generated $55.0m in revenue.

However, as was the case in July, DraftKings was the leading igaming operator. It posted $43.2m in online casino revenue, ahead of FanDuel on $41.3m. Another brand of n..

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