This represents the best-ever performance by Nevada sportsbooks in the month of October, as well as the third consecutive month of a betting handle in excess of US$500m.
However, the US$31.4m in revenue generated by sportsbooks is the lowest amount since 2014, according to Legal Sports Report, and some way behind the US$42.3m recorded in October 2016.
Meanwhile, the Nevada Gaming Control Board has revealed further details about the performance of the state’s overall gambling industry in October.
Nevada casinos reported combined gaming win revenue of US$988.7m for October, which is 0.27% more than in the same month last year and up on the US$980m that was recorded in September this year.
Slots revenue increase 3.8% year-on-year to US$655.5m off a win percentage of 7%, but games and table revenue dropped 6% to US$333.2m, with a higher win percentage of 13.84%.
Revenue on the Las Vegas Strip also dropped 6.05% as tourism levels in the city fell following the shooting incident on October 1.
Source: GMB / iGaming Business
