New York sportsbooks accepted $2.3 billion in bets in October, a brand new month-to-month file for any state.
New York sportsbooks took $2,321,095,638 in bets in October, surpassing the earlier file of $2.1 million wagered in November 2023, in response to figures launched Thursday by the New York State Gaming Fee.
It is the second consecutive month and fifth month general that greater than $2 billion has been wager with New York sportsbooks. No different state has eclipsed the $2 billion mark in a month.
New York sportsbooks gained a internet $176.4 million off the file October deal with, an almost 14% lower from September’s $204.7 million win. October featured deep playoff runs by the New York Yankees and New York Mets, in addition to the beginning of the NBA and NHL seasons.
The betting public additionally had a extra profitable run in October within the NFL. DraftKings stated in saying its third-quarter earnings this week that “customer-friendly sport outcomes” in October brought about it to regulate its income steerage for the fourth quarter.
Solely 15 NFL underdogs pulled outright upsets in October, in comparison with 26 in September.
