New York Sports Betting Records Largest Month Ever

By Robert Linnehan in Sports Betting News
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- New York online sports betting recorded its largest online sports betting month ever in January
- Users bet the most they ever have in one month in the state’s sports betting history
- New York made the most money it has ever had in one month as well
New York online sports betting could not have started 2025 off on a better foot.
New York online sports betting saw the most money bet, and reported the most revenue ever, in a single month in the state’s sports betting history for January 2025.
Sports betting users wagered nearly $2.5 billion this past month, eclipsing a state record set just months before.
January 2025 Tops All Other Months
After a record setting 2024, the Empire State started off 2025 at an accelerated clip. New York online sports bettors wagered $2,480,723,678Â in January, topping the previous handle record in October 2024 of $2,321,095,638.
The state also enjoyed record setting revenues, reporting $247,046,629Â in gross gaming revenues. The state’s previous record was $231,570,118Â in November 2024.
The New York State Gaming Commission releases handle and revenue reports for its nine live NY sports betting apps, Caesars Sportsbook, DraftKings Sportsbook, FanDuel, BetMGM, Fanatics Sportsbook, Bally Bet, Resorts World Bet, ESPN BET, and BetRivers, at the conclusion of each week.
For the week ending Feb. 2, 2025, the state reported $518,990,925 in online sports betting handle and $56,310,096 in gross gaming revenue.
Here are the handle breakdowns for the nine sportsbooks for the week ending Feb. 2:
- FanDuel NY:Â $197,012,520
- DraftKings NY: $177,513,737
- Fanatics Sportsbook:Â $40,698,656
- BetMGM NY: $38,825,723
- Caesars Sportsbook: $32,525,758
- ESPN BET: $18,107,389
- BetRivers: $10,684,162
- Bally Bet: $1,857,910
- Resorts World: $1,765,070
Here are the total handles for the nine sportsbooks since New York’s Jan. 8, 2022 launch. FanDuel is the only operator in the state to eclipse $24 billion in total handle so far.
- FanDuel: $24,417,311,501
- DraftKings:Â $20,338,770,552
- Caesars: $6,962,078,185
- BetMGM: $4,387,748,617
- Fanatics Sportsbook: $2,178,291,650
- BetRivers: $1,687,375,227
- Resorts World: $226,520,978
- Bally Bet: $149,839,963
- ESPN BET: $198,504,695
NY Sports Betting Revenues
For the week of Feb. 2, the nine sportsbooks reported a total of $56,310,096 in gross gaming revenue. At New York’s 51% online sports betting tax rate, this resulted in $28,718,148 million in tax revenue.
Here are the total gross gaming revenues for the week:
- FanDuel: $23,883,995
- DraftKings:Â $18,523,261
- BetMGM:Â $4,217,174
- Caesars Sportsbook: $3,825,091
- Fanatics Sportsbook: $3,450,279
- BetRivers: $1,173,220
- ESPN BET: $768,485
- Resorts World:Â $229,231
- Bally Bet: $13,932
Here are the total gross gaming revenues since the Jan. 8, 2022 launch:
- FanDuel:Â $2,547,862,203
- DraftKings: $1,722,629,690
- Caesars Sportsbook: $508,152,260
- BetMGM: $292,284,686
- Fanatics Sportsbook: $153,931,864
- BetRivers: $103,600,354
- Resorts World: $15,087,774
- ESPN BET: $11,249,584
- Bally Bet: $9,288,719

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