US Commercial Gambling Revenues
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February was the highest-grossing month 2 on record. Sports betting and iGaming and slots revenues were the main drivers of the record numbers. February 2020 was last full month of pre-pandemic casino operations. This year’s monthly revenues for the month eclipsed the shutdown month February 2021 by 35.9%. February also marked the first-ever 12 months in a row of American gaming with $4 billion or more in revenues.
Rhode Island, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Louisiana are the only states still lagging February 2020 revenues. Sports betting and iGaming revenues accounted for 15.9% of all commercial gambling revenue in February. Sportsbetting generated revenue of $324.6 million. There were 20 commercial sports betting markets in the United States.
Commercial gambling revenues in the United States broke all records in third quarter of last year with $13.89 billion. Q4 broke that record again with $14.31 billion bringing the year’s take at casinos to a staggering $53 billion for 2021. AGA”s “State of Play“ map counts 981 casinos in America creating an economic impact of $261.36 billion and supporting 1.8 million jobs.
