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US – Iowa sportsbooks generate $111m in bets in June
Iowa’s pace of sports wagering dropped for the third consecutive month in June, even as revenue jumped and the pace of betting per day held firm. The mostly positive month closed the book on a fiscal year that brought dramatic growth and more than $1.2bn in wagers in spite of a pandemic and in-person registration…
US – Bally’s Interactive launches mobile sportsbook in Iowa
Bally’s Interactive, a division of Bally’s Corporation that operates the omni-channel provider’s sports betting, iGaming, free-to-play, and daily fantasy sports platforms, has announced the beta launch of its mobile sportsbook, Bally Bet, in Iowa. The launch expands the sports betting platform’s presence into its second state, following last month’s launch of Bally Bet in Colorado….
US – Iowa sports betting sees slow down in April
Betting at Iowa’s online and retail sportsbooks slowed in April to less than $120m, the lowest handle since December though an expected pullback in what is the beginning of the slower summer period in sports betting. But on the two-year anniversary of Gov. Kim Reynolds signing sports betting into law, Iowa sportsbooks have generated $101.1m…
US – Iowa sportsbooks on a high with $160m March
Iowa sportsbooks capitalised on the popularity of March Madness to set a fresh round of records with more than $160 million in wagering, a welcome result following February’s modest dip in handle. “Iowa was one of the few legal sports betting jurisdictions to actually improve per-day betting in February, so it is no surprise that…
US – Iowa sportsbooks generate bets of $144m in February
Iowa sportsbooks took in nearly $144m in bets in February and took in more bets per day than in the state’s history, even as the state’s month-over-month handle fell from January’s surge. The bottom line is that the Hawkeye State’s sportsbooks continue to reap significant benefits of no in-person registration requirements. “Iowa remains perhaps the…
US – Bet.Works sportsbook platform technology drives TheScore Bet’s Iowa launch
Bet.Works has extended its sportsbook technology platform partnership with TheScore Bet to a fourth state, supporting the award-winning mobile operator’s Iowa launch. TheScore Bet’s Iowa debut is the latest expansion of the successful collaboration between the mobile sportsbook and the Nevada-based technology and services provider, following entries in New Jersey, Colorado, and Indiana. Bet.Works has…
US – First full month without in-person registration sees Iowa sportsbooks flourish
Iowa’s sportsbooks flourished in their first full month without in-person registration, easily surpassing the state record with nearly $150 million in bets. And with many of the biggest sports betting brands, including DraftKings and FanDuel, now gaining a foothold in the Hawkeye State, Iowa is poised for far more growth, according to analysts for PlayIA,…
US – WynnBET enters Iowa with Elite Casino Resorts
WynnBET has increased its market access to seven states. Most recently, WynnBET entered into a multi-year market access partnership with Elite Casino Resorts, the leading integrated resort company in Iowa. The partnership will give avid sports fans in the Hawkeye State access to WynnBET for mobile sports betting licensed by Elite’s Riverside Casino and Golf…
US – Iowa enjoys record December even before axing of in-person registration
Iowa’s online and retail sportsbooks finished 2020 on a record pace, collecting more than $100m in bets in December 2020 alone to approach $600m in handle for the year. But with in-person registration for online sports betting now expired, that record is unlikely to stand for long. “What Iowa’s sports betting industry has achieved, becoming…
