New York sports betting handle rises 9% in August to $877M; GGR escalates 35%
New York's sports betting handle for August was $877.4 million. The figure is up 9% from July's handle of $804.9 million, while retail handle amounted to $5.2 million up 22%. The state's total mobile Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) came at more than $99.6 million in August, up 35.8% on July. FanDuel led the market with a mobile handle $374.5 million and DraftKings $244. 5 million; Caesars Sportsbook reached $117 million while BetMGM made it to the top five with $72. 9 million for the month. BallyBet has a two-month total of more $1.65 million so far.
