The Mountain State continued to feel the effects of less football to start 2023 with another drop in month-over-month legal sports betting numbers.
West Virginia Lottery reported a combined handle between retail and online sports betting sites of $39.7 million in February, which fell short of January’s $44 million.
In a short month and with the Super Bowl being the only pigskin to wager on, revenue fell around $800,000 from January and below $3 million in February.
The hold dropped an entire point from 8.1% the previous month to 7% in February, and the state hauled in nearly $237,000 in taxes from the revenue.
