{"id":19813,"date":"2024-04-17T14:14:53","date_gmt":"2024-04-17T14:14:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/instantcasinos.com\/?p=19813"},"modified":"2024-04-18T13:46:50","modified_gmt":"2024-04-18T13:46:50","slug":"kentucky-mobile-sports-betting-revenue-reports-significant-drop-after-successful-start-to-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/instantcasinos.com\/blog\/2024\/04\/17\/kentucky-mobile-sports-betting-revenue-reports-significant-drop\/","title":{"rendered":"Kentucky Mobile Sports Betting Revenue Reports Significant Drop After Successful Start To The Year"},"content":{"rendered":"
After seeing growth in revenue through both November and December last year, Kentucky reported a drop in mobile sports betting revenue in February with the year starting off slow.<\/strong><\/p>\n Following a positive end t0 2023, Kentucky has announced a drop in sports betting revenue at the beginning of 2024 with statewide figures dropping from previous months.<\/p>\n The year didn’t start all bad for the Bluegrass state though, as Kentucky reported $36.4 million sports betting revenue in January which was the second highest recorded since October’s record month last year ($54m).<\/p>\n However February was a tough month for Kentucky sports betting, with online wagering dropping by a staggering 43% from January despite the Super Bowl being contested during the month.<\/p>\n Mobile sports betting figures also took a major hit after January, with revenue falling by 19.3% to under the $200m mark for a first time in 2024.<\/p>\n Retail sports betting was another area that saw a significant decline in February with a $1.2m drop from the previous month to a fairly disappointing $11m.<\/p>\n Of the eight sportsbooks currently available in Kentucky it was DraftKings that enjoyed the most success in February, just edging past FanDuel with $8.3m compared to their rivals’ $7.7m.<\/p>\n Kentucky also welcomed a new sportsbook to the state at the beginning of April, with Circa Sports opening to the public earlier this month.<\/p>\n See below the revenue made by the top four Kentucky sports bookmakers during February.<\/p>\nKentucky Sports Betting Figures For February<\/h3>\n
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