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Over 2.4 billion sports bets were placed inwards Kaw River from 1 September through 11 September, according to figures from the KS Lottery.
Sports betting began in the commonwealth on 1 Sep 2022, with Kansans quick to receive in on the activity immediately, cashing inward o'er $47m inwards profits during the aforementioned period.
The KS City Chiefs and the Kaw River City Royals, of the National Football League (NFL) and John Roy Major League Baseball (MLB) respectively, were the to the highest degree popular teams that bets were placed on.
They were followed past National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division i football game squad the Kansas River State Wildcats and NCAA Division i basketball game team the Kaw River Jayhawks.
The Sunflower State Lottery noted that the Chiefs’ NFL twin against the AZ Cardinals on 11 September was a pop betting event, along with the Buffalo Bills versus the Los Angeles Rams on 9 September.
The NASCAR races at the Kansas River Speedway also attracted plentitude of interest from bettors inwards the Sunflower State.
“It should come as no surprisal that with the additional involvement in the Hollywood Casino 400 Presented past Barstool Sports on Sunday, Sep 11, that Hollywood Casino and Barstool Sports stony-broke William Penn Gaming’s track record for a unexampled belongings opening,” a financial statement from the Kansas River Lottery read.
It’s a warm pop out for the state, and with plenitude of NFL litigate to occupy come out over the coming months, the numbers testament seemingly only when get from this point on. This will, of course, be supported by MLB and other sporting events.
The KS Lottery added: “Congratulations to all of the winners! The Kansas Lottery is excited to preserve the ontogenesis and development of the sports betting platforms for Kansas River players.”
Earlier this month, the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement reported its gaming revenue figures for August 2022, with sports wagering gross revenue for casinos, racetracks, and their partners amounting to $65.3m.