Ameristar East in Chicago and its DraftKings sportsbook was the biggest contributor to the handle total with $160.8m. The Blue Chip Casino’s FanDuel-operated sportsbook was next with $114.7m, followed by Belterra Casino – another FanDuel operation – with $49.9m.
Sports betting revenue came to $27.7m for October, representing an 18.3% decrease on the previous month.
Although down from September, the revenue figure is still an improvement on the one recorded in October 2020 – $21.1m.
Blue Chip Casino had the highest revenue with $9.5m. Ameristar Casino was second with $8.7m, while Belterra Casino’s $3.6m rounded out the top three.