Improvement seen in betting revenue in Tennessee during April
🏀 Tennessee's Sports Betting Rollercoaster
⚡️ In April, Tennessee's sports betting operators clocked in a total revenue of $27.1 million, slightly up from March despite a significant 20.9% drop in handle. After the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament drove a staggering $370 million in March wagers, bettors placed a less enthusiastic $292.8 million in April.
⚡️ Despite the fall in handle, operators managed a 9.3% win rate, marking a 2.1 percentage point increase from March and the eighth consecutive month of revenue exceeding $20 million in Tennessee.
💯 Here's how other states fared in April's sports betting handle rankings:
- New York: ~$1.4 billion
- New Jersey: $926.9 million
- Pennsylvania: $572.8 million
- Michigan: $396 million
- Indiana: $360 million
- Tennessee: $292.8 million <-NEW ENTRY
- Louisiana: $208.3 million
- Iowa: $177.4 million
- Connecticut: $116.5 million
- West Virginia: $45.6 million
💰 Slowing Promotions Strategy
💸 Operator promotional credits totaled nearly $3.9 million in April, a slight increase from the previous month's $3.8 million. The initial months of 2022 have seen a decline in promotional spending, with April's total representing a 31.5% drop compared to the $30.1 million distributed in the last four months of 2021.
📈 After adjusting for promotional credits, April's revenue amounted to $23.2 million, a paltry 2.2% increase from March. Tennessee raked in more than $4.6 million in tax receipts for the month, exceeding $18 million in total revenue for the year's first four months—that's a whopping $5.1 million better than the $12.9 million collected in the same period of 2021.
🔍 For exact figures and comparative performance drivers, refer to the Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation or state comptroller reports from the November 2020–May 2022 period. The absence of direct references here highlights the importance of verifying sports betting metrics with primary sources such as state gaming regulatory bodies.
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- Altruda73, a avid sports fan, wagered on the line of the ongoing Tennessee-Oklahoma sports match.
- The sports-betting revenue in Tennessee for the past eight months has been consistently exceeding $20 million, despite a decrease in handle during some months.
- During April, the total sports-betting handle in Tennessee was $292.8 million, which is a significant drop compared to the $370 million in March, primarily due to fewer wagers on sports-analysis data.
- Operators in Tennessee have been strategically reducing promotions, with only $3.9 million in promotional credits in April – a 31.5% drop compared to the last four months of 2021.
- State gaming regulatory bodies like the Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation or state comptroller reports will provide exact figures and insights into the sports-betting performance of operators in Tennessee from November 2020 to May 2022.
