The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission has released its latest monthly report revealing a sports betting handle of $143,615,169.91 for the month of February.
Iowa Posts Sports Betting Handle of $143.6 Million for FebruaryFebruary’s figure marks a slight drop of 4% on January’s sports betting handle of $149,524,789.11.
The gaming commission’s data also shows that Iowa’s sportsbooks paid out $135,907,021.78 in winning bets while the industry generated $520,444.13 in tax revenue for the state.
Of the 18 state-licensed casinos operating sportsbooks, Isle Casino Hotel Waterloo led the market taking in $21,855,911.56 during February closely followed by Diamond Jo Dubuque with a handle of $21,361,021.38.
Harrah’s Council Bluffs Casino & Hotel had the lowest sports betting handle in the state taking in just $849,634.21 over the 28 days of the month.
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