Oregon Lottery Sets New Sports Betting Earnings Record in November
The Oregon Lottery declared that its “Scoreboard” sports wagering application established a new overall gaming earnings (GGR) benchmark in November, while the state also observed robust betting activity in December.
Oregon experienced a robust conclusion to the year, fueled by a new sports betting earnings record.
November’s overall gaming earnings (GGR) reached $4.1 million (£3 million/€3.3 million), a 46.4% increase from the prior monthly record of $2.8 million set in October 2020.
Despite lower player stakes compared to the previous month, total wagers in November amounted to $25 million, a 15.3% decrease from the $29.5 million in October.
In November, 22,989 active players placed 823,483 wagers, with an average bet of $30.41 for the month.
Football was the most popular sport among players, with $14.7 million in wagers and $3.2 million in GGR in November. Soccer closely followed with $3.8 million in wagers and $207,663 in GGR, followed by basketball with $2.2 million in wagers and $166,415 in GGR.
There were 601,546 pre-game wagers, while in-play wagers totaled 221,937, singles and parlays totaled 527,412, and combo and system wagers totaled 296,071.
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