Delaware sports betting revenue surges in September

Tuesday, October 8, 2024 2:16 PM
  • Mia Doyle, Special to CDC Gaming

Data published by the Delaware Lottery has revealed that the state’s retail and online sports betting operators combined for almost $3 million in revenue in September, more than three times the $958,547 collected last September. The figure also marks a month-on-month increase of around 322 percent compared to August.

The latest figures bring the revenue for the 2025 fiscal year above $4.7 million, after revenues of more than $1 million in July and $702,075 in August. With the NFL season in full swing, September’s total also represents a 66.9 percent increase on July and August’s totals combined.

In September, Delaware’s sports betting handle reached $23.2 million, including $19 million spent online through the BetRivers app, which operates in partnership with the state’s three casinos. The remaining $4.2 million was wagered at the state’s three retail sportsbooks, resulting in more than $1 million of the revenue total.

BetRivers at Delaware Park contributed the most to the total, with a handle of almost $13 million and $1.2 million in revenue. Harrington followed with nearly $4 million wagered and revenues of $383,207. Bally’s Dover contributed the remaining $263,554 in revenue from a $2.1 million handle.

Rush Street Interactive brought online sports betting to Delaware through the BetRivers platform in December. Delaware was one of the first states to launch retail sports betting in June 2018, shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act.