{"id":472,"date":"2026-10-01T23:53:03","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T23:53:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/powercraft.site\/fanduel-on-top-as-new-york-breaks-2bn-handle-barrier-in-record-month\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T23:53:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T23:53:03","slug":"fanduel-on-top-as-new-york-breaks-2bn-handle-barrier-in-record-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/questbeam.site\/?p=472","title":{"rendered":"FanDuel on top as New York breaks $2bn handle barrier in record month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"single-post__info-excerpt\">Sports betting handle in New York reached $2.01bn in October, the highest level of monthly betting activity in the state since market launch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mobile sports betting handle in New York reached $2.01bn in October, the highest level of monthly betting activity recorded in the state since its market launch.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Operators generated $166.3m in GGR from the handle, making October the most lucrative month yet in the market in terms of revenue.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FanDuel secures top spot<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FanDuel was the standout leader among the state\u2019s eight active online betting licensees, as it took bets totalling $891.9m in October, equal to around 44.4% of statewide handle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The operator generated $83.1m in GGR from those bets, or 50% of the total. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Flutter Entertainment, the UK operator that owns FanDuel, will dual list some of its ordinary shares on the New York Stock Exchange in Q1 2024. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DraftKings was the next largest operator in the market, taking bets worth $652.3m or 32.5%. GGR for the firm came to $59.3m, around 35.6% of the total.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also of note in October were Caesars Sportsbook, Rush Street Interactive and BetMGM, all of which handled bets worth over $100m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Caesars generated $10.9m in GGR from $193.2m in handle, Rush Street generated $3.3m from $114.2m, and BetMGM took $7.2m in GGR from $107.6m in bets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Further down the list of New York\u2019s mobile betting licensees, PointsBet generated just $1.3m in GGR from $27.7m in handle, while Wynn Interactive made just $313,362 from $12.3m in bets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Resorts World Bet made a further $894,039 in GGR from $7.7m in betting handle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The New York market\u2019s former ninth licensee, Bally Bet, stopped taking bets in the state in June this year. The operator is migrating to a Kambi-powered sportsbook from its own software. <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New York market growth<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">October marked the first month in which betting handle surpassed $2bn in New York, as well as being a record high in terms of GGR.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since launching in January 2022, betting handle has trended upwards in the state, while GGR as a proportion of handle appears to have increased as operators spend less on customer acquisition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since launch, operators in the market have handled more than $31.14bn in bets, generating upwards of $2.7bn in GGR in the process.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The total proceeds sent to New York\u2019s tax fund since launch are more than $1.38bn.<\/p>\n<p>      <span class=\"btn__text\"><\/span><br \/>\n      <span class=\"btn__icon icon icon--share\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sports betting handle in New York reached $2.01bn in October, the highest level of monthly betting activity in the state since market launch. Mobile sports betting handle in New York reached $2.01bn in October, the highest level of monthly betting activity recorded in the state since its market launch. 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