Iowa tops $100 million in sports betting wagers in December

Iowa tops $100 million in sports betting wagers in December

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  • Mitch Fick, Iowa's News Now
January 12, 2021 9:30 AM
  • Mitch Fick, Iowa's News Now

For a fourth straight month, sports bettors in Iowa are wagering money at record levels – now crossing into nine figures’ worth of bets.

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New data released late last week by the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission shows state casinos and sportsbooks handled more than $104.8 million worth of sports wagers in December – shattering the old monthly high mark of $87.17 million from November. Bettors in Iowa won more than $97 million on those wagers – with casinos and sportsbook making about $7.5 million from them.

Through the first six months of the fiscal year, bettors in Iowa have wagered nearly $419.5 million on sports. More than 70% of that money has been bet online.