The NFL season brought Michigan sports betting in like a lion, and (mercifully) not like the Detroit Lions .
September saw $354.3 million in online sports bets placed in the state, according to numbers released Thursday by the Michigan Gaming Control Board . The tally approached the monthly online record, which is $359.5 million , set in March largely because of March Madness wagering.
Combined with the $32.5 million of retail sports betting handle announced Tuesday by the MGCB , the overall betting handle of $386.8 million did set a new monthly standard.
Because NFL football betting is a whole new monster altogether, records could continue to fall despite the expectedly anemic start to the season for the home team, the 0-5 Lions. Big sports betting numbers push Michigan past Indiana again
The numbers elevate Michigan to the national powerhouse it was expected to be all along. And they don’t include bets placed at retail tribal casinos across the state, which are not required to report numbers publicly. Alongside the huge numbers posted by online casinos and poker in September , Michigan is an online gambling hub.
We’ll monitor where this sports betting number puts Michigan on the national hierarchy as other states release totals, but it repositioned Michigan over neighboring Indiana ( $355.4 million combined September retail and online handle). Iowa also set a record for September , but its $210.4 million handle is well behind the MI pace. Sports betting leading states New Jersey , Nevada , Illinois and Pennsylvania have yet to report.
The MI September online sports betting handle was a 84.2% jump from August. During that month, with hardly any meaningful football being played, Michiganders wagered $192.3 million online. Bay Mills DraftKings $106,895,762 $106,895,762 ? $3,019,482 $7,752,042 $0 $0 MGM Grand Detroit BetMGM $95,011,537 $81,843,140 $13,168,397 $10,129,722 $6,059,742 $211,148 $164,839 MotorCity FanDuel $89,454,520 $82,077,330 $7,377,190 $8,410,116 $3,936,146 $237,082 $179,187 Greektown Barstool $41,445,688 $29,462,787 $11,982,901 $2,519,851 $614,547 $93,472 $79,342 Grand Traverse Caesars $23,948,900 $23,948,900 ? $596,928 $1,756,077 $0 $0 Lac Vieux Desert PointsBet $13,457,380 $13,457,380 ? $1,519,337 $2,240,804 $0 $0 Little Traverse Bay Fox Bet $5,200,531 $5,200,531 ? $392,933 $201,799 […]
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