The US state of Iowa’s online and retail sportsbooks shattered the record for monthly wagers while surpassing $200m for the first time in September.
“The first full month of football was bound to cross new thresholds and one of the most-watched Cy-Hawk games in history pushed the volume to another level,” said Russ Mitchell, lead analyst for PlayIA.com.
“By any measure, September was a remarkable month. And the future looks just as bright as the Hawkeyes remain among the nation’s best, teams of regional interest litter baseball’s postseason and bettors become increasingly comfortable with online betting.”
Bettors placed $210.4m in wagers at Iowa’s online and retail sportsbooks in September, up 94.1 per cent from $108.4m in August and up 190.7 per cent from $72.4m in the corresponding month a year ago.
