Sports betting revenue in Delaware totaled at $11.2m (£8.3m/€9.9m) for 2021, a year-on-year rise of 34.4% as the state recovered from the effects of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.
Despite the rise from 2020, revenue was still 9.9% less than the revenue generated in 2019, which totaled at $12.4m.
The total amount wagered came to $89.0m, a 54.4% increase from the full-year 2020 total of $57.6m.
The state’s 2020 results were largely affected by closures throughout the year. Operators closed between March and July due to Covid-19 lockdowns, with Dover Downs and Harrington Raceway reopening their sportsbooks in July and Delaware Park reopening later in August.
As Delaware allows land-based sports betting only, players could not bet during this time.
The number of wagers came to 2.2 million, a yearly increase of 73.0%.
The state’s Delaware Park sportsbook recorded wagers totaling $47.8m, up 52.7% from 2020, as well as a 33.3% rise in revenue to $6.0m.
The Harrington Racewa..