Virginia bettors wagered $622.1 million (£481.5 million/€ 574.2 million) in September, the third highest amount this year while operators had double-digit hold for the sixth time in the first nine months of 2024.
According to the Virginia Lottery report released on Friday (1 November), operators paid out $550.2 million in wins and had a combined hold of 11.5%. That was the third highest hold of the year. Betting operators had a combined $65.9 million in adjusted gross revenue, the second highest of 2024.
Operators paid the state a combined $9.9 million in tax revenue. Virginia taxes sports betting operators at 15%.
Handle was up 19.6% over September 2023 when bettors laid down $520.3 million in bets. Compared to August, handle was up $206 million. Virginia does not release individual operator information or a sport-by-sport breakdown. But the start of the NFL season in September annually kicks off the busiest betting season of the year.
Virginia operators wrote off a total of $..