In August, Massachusetts had the least amount of money from sports betting this year.

In August, Massachusetts had the least amount of money from sports betting this year.

 In August, Massachusetts's sports betting income hit a new low for the year. However, the state was able to report growth from one year to the next in both revenue and handle.
 Massachusetts sports betting in December: In August, taxable online and store sales brought in a total of $33.3 million (£25.2 million or €29.9 million).  But it's 19.2% less than in July, which was the lowest month so far this year and 51.4% more than in Massachusetts last year.

 Online betting brought in $32.9 million during the month, while retail betting brought in only $381,134.

 The $447.3 million spent in stores and online was 42.1% more than the same time last year.  It's also 8.6% more than the $411.8 million that was bet on sports in July of this year. 

 In August, people bet a total of $439.7 million online and $7.6 million at brick-and-mortar casinos in Massachusetts.

 In August, 7.71% of stocks in the state's market were still on hold.  Online hold was a little higher than this, at 7.74%, while retail hold was lower, at 6.12%.

 There is still no one better in Massachusetts than DraftKings.
 When it comes to individual operators, DraftKings is still the market winner in Massachusetts.  It made $16.2 million in August from $229.4 million in bets, with a hold percentage of 7.33 percent.

 But even though FanDuel made less money than the other two ($10.7 million), it had a bigger hold of 9.26%.  In August, the company took $118.2 million in bets.

 Another great winner was BetMGM, which made $2.3 million from a $31.1 million handle, or 7.56% hold.  Bally Bet, which opened in Massachusetts in July and was new to the market, had the highest market share at 9.39% after making $222,372 from $2.4 million in handle.

 In terms of sales, Plainridge Park Casino won with $196,980 from $2.7 million in bets.  The hold for the month was 7.47% because of this.  

 Casino income reaches a five-month high
 Looking at the land-based casino market in Massachusetts, table games and slots brought in a total of $103.3 million in gross gaming revenue (GGR).  This is 5.5% more than the same time last year, 3.8% more than July, and the most for a month since March.

 In August, slots brought in $69.0 million, and table games brought in $34.3 million.

 With $64.9 million in sales for the month, Encore Boston Harbour is still by far the biggest casino company.  $35.9 million came from slots, and $29.0 million came from table games.

 In August, sports betting and gambling games brought in a total of $136.6m.  The state got a total of $36 million in taxes, with $6.6 million from sports betting and $29.3 million from casinos.