![]() Other sports made up $195 million in wagers. Basketball contributed $33 million to the overall handle. The handle on the sport nearly reached $290 million while football was responsible for $34 million. That’s especially surprising considering the nearby New York Mets and New York Yankees combined for a losing record in August and have been terrible for much of the summer. ![]() New Jersey operators posted their best baseball numbers of the season, recording a 10% hold for the month and raking in $28.8 million in revenue from that sport alone. Operators paid out $12.3 million in taxes, which was up from the $7.7 million in July. The August hold of 13.2% is the highest of the summer and the fourth consecutive double-digit win rate. Only New York has recorded a higher handle for the states that have reported in August, and New Jersey became the first state to surpass $40 billion in wagers since PASPA was overturned five years ago. ![]() The Garden State’s casinos, racetracks, and their online partners combined to produce an August handle of $725.8 million, up 43% from the same month in 2022 and 23% from July 2023. The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement reported sportsbook revenue of $96 million, a spike of 57% month-over-month and 47.1% year-over-year. Revenue from legal sports betting in the Garden State skyrocketed.
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