By the Numbers

ILLegal Challenges

The difficulty that the legal U.S. gaming industry has in reducing play on illegal gaming sites is highlighted in the U.S. Gambling Market Quarterly Report from YouGov.com. While gamblers in legal jurisdictions are more likely to use legal sports betting sites, when it comes to slots, tables or lottery, gamblers are split about using the illegal sites, as outlined in the chart at right covering the June 2022 period. Of course, there are many more states where online sports betting is legal—operating or approved now in 36 states plus Washington, D.C.—whereas online gaming is only legal today in six states, so the reluctance to use legal sites is more like no other choice except for illegal sites. The U.S. Gambling Market Quarterly Report also outlines the seasonality of sports betting, the growth of gambling in 2021, and much more. To obtain a copy of the report, visit business.yougov.com.

Online Gambing Activities in Last Month - Legal vs. Non Legal States (Gamblers)

The Healthy Outlook

Revenue in jurisdictions across the United States continues to set records, as demonstrated by the latest “Heat Map” from Casino Consultants Consortium (C3) Gaming Group. The percentage change is noted in every reporting jurisdiction, with month-over-month, year to date for the month (YTD), and trailing 12 months (TTM or the past 12 consecutive months of a company’s performance data). And the news was good for almost all jurisdictions. Even where red might appear in one of the boxes, the TTM remained strong. Illinois, Maine, Kentucky and Rhode Island surpassed 30 percent in their TTM. The C3 U.S. Gaming Performance & Trend Report is a deep dive into the revenue reports from every state compiled by C3 partners Lawrence Sheen and Gerald Parisi. To obtain a copy of the reports, visit C3GamingGroup.com.