Ohio sports wagers up 45% in August
Even though August only brought us one full week of college football games and preseason games in the NFL, the eighth month of 2024 was a boost for Ohio sportsbooks, according to a report from the Ohio Casino Control Commission.
August’s total sports betting handle was $548,677,540, up 14.9% from July, when the amount of wagers accepted was $477,476,776. What’s more, the August handle was a 44.6% increase from 12 months earlier, when sportsbooks in the state combined for $379,531,071.
As always, the bulk of the action came from mobile sports wagering, called Type A proprietors. That handle was $534,881,912, up 14.6% from July ($466,646,407) and up 46.8% from August 2023 ($364,332,898). Total handle derives from three sources: Online betting, retail (brick-and-mortar casinos) and hundreds of kiosks at stores around the state.
The total sports betting revenue from mobile and retail combined fell 11.8% in a month-over-month comparison, from $55,089,099 in July to $48,611,948. But the revenue rose 19.4% compared to August 2023 ($40,711,718).