The casinos from U.S They have made more money this year than ever before, according to figures released Thursday by a national betting trade association.
The American Gaming Association reported that US casinos previously set a new record for the most money won in a single year, at US $ 44.15 billion.
Such amounts are based on reports through October, as well as November results that a handful of states have released.
The total surpassed the record set for all of 2019, which was $ 43.65 billion.
And with many more states yet to report revenue figures for November, like all reports for December, that number will rise even further. Figures do not include tribal casinos.
October figures nationwide show that in-person gambling continues to drive the industry’s recovery, with physical activity generating $ 3.97 billion, 16% more than the pre-pandemic total in October 2019.
Americans wagered a record $ 7.05 billion on sports in 25 jurisdictions in October, bringing the total amount wagered to date to $ 42.19 billion. This is about double the amount wagered in all of 2020, when only 17 markets were trading.
Pending some data reports, commercial sportsbooks were left with about $ 408 million after paying off winning bets and other expenses in October, beating the previous monthly record of $ 405 million set in September.
Online gambling generated $ 357 million in revenue, a 129% increase from October 2020, which is also a new monthly record.
And Colorado, Iowa, Massachusetts, Michigan, Pennsylvania and South Dakota broke state annual income records. Connecticut launched online and sports betting in October.
The October combination of revenue from traditional casino, sports betting and online gambling was US $ 4.75 billion, the second highest monthly total in history and an increase of 30.7% compared to October 2019.
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