Pennsylvania’s igaming vertical broke revenue records for the third consecutive month, while online sports betting GGR rose to a high of close to double the market’s previous best.
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Online casino GGR climbed to $59.8m last month, up 4.9% on September’s total of $57.0, the previous market high.
Within the vertical, both slots and table games contributed to the strong performance by each registering record revenue figures. The former saw revenue of $40.3m, up slightly on September’s $39.9m, while the latter’s GGR of $17.0m represented a more significant 15.6% increase on the previous month’s $14.7m.
Poker revenues were flat month-on-month at $2.4m, but have dropped off significantly since the peak of the lockdown, with a high of $5.3m having been recorded in April.
Though Rivers Casino continued to lead the igaming market in revenue terms, it lost ground last month, with its share falling to 27.8%, down from 28.3% in September and 30.6% in August.
In contrast, DraftKings-partnered Penn National’s market share has been rising steadily in recent months, such that it reached a 26.0% share in October, putting it within striking distance of overtaking Rivers.
Third-placed Valley Forge remains some way behind the top two operators, with a market share of 16.8% last month, up from 16.0% in September.
In sports betting, both retail and online revenues hit all-time highs last month, but it was online that was the star performer with GGR of $30.5m. This was a huge rise on September’s $1.1m, when bookies had a poor month in revenue terms despite handle hitting a record high.
More significantly, however, it was a huge jump on the previous revenue record of $17.9m, set in January this year. In addition, October’s revenue total represented a 196% rise on last October’s $10.3m.
Retail also performed well, with October’s $6.3m in GGR a 23.5% rise on the previous month and a 37% increase on October last year.
Market leader FanDuel, which is partnered with Valley Forge Casino, regained much of the market share it lost in September, accounting for 42.2% of the market last month, up from 28.5% the previous month.
Rival DraftKings, which has a partnership with Meadows, also rebounded in October after making a loss in September that gave it zero market share for the month. In October it regained its second place, taking 18.5% of the market in GGR terms.
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