The six US states where online gambling has been legalised saw GGR rise steeply in November, by 26.5 per cent.

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New Jersey, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Delaware, Connecticut and Michigan combined hit a total of $463.3m, compared with $340.3m last year.

New Jersey’s figure was $146.2m, up 23.9 per cent; Michigan totalled $145.4m, up 35.2 per cent; Pennsylvania was $128.7m, a rise of 27 per cent; Connecticut was $28.8m, double that of last year; West Virginia hit $13.2m, up 450 per cent; and Delaware was $987,423, a one per cent fall.