{"id":2389,"date":"2020-07-16T20:13:40","date_gmt":"2020-07-16T20:13:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/radud6.sg-host.com\/?p=2389"},"modified":"2020-07-16T20:13:41","modified_gmt":"2020-07-16T20:13:41","slug":"iowa-reports-april-sports-betting-handle-of-1-5-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsonlinebets.com\/?p=2389","title":{"rendered":"Iowa Reports April Sports Betting Handle Of $1.5 Million"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What little sports betting handle Iowa saw in April was all mobile from existing users \u2014 new bettors would have had to register at the state\u2019s casinos that have been closed since mid-March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The handle in Iowa in April was $1,568,497, down 92% from March\u2019s $19,576,985. The April mobile sports betting handle was $1,568,497, down 88.2% from March\u2019s $13,316,068.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>April sports betting revenue was $150,331, a decline of 87.2% from March\u2019s $1,171,164,\u00a0according to figures released by the Iowa Gaming Racing &amp; Commission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Casinos in Iowa have been shut down since March 17 by order of Gov. Kim Reynolds. Iowa did not have a stay-at-home order, but the governor had closed schools and retail establishments. Malls, retail stores and fitness centers were allowed to reopen May 8 in counties where they were still closed, according to the Associated Press. Capacity in the businesses that are reopening is limited to 50%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reynolds extended her order to keep Iowa\u2019s commercial casinos closed through May 15. There are 19 Iowa commercial casinos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Iowa won\u2019t be the only state this month to see huge decline in their sports betting numbers with casinos and sports shut down across the country. But some casinos in the U.S. are beginning to reopen and some pro sports have either returned (UFC) or plan to return in the next month (NASCAR, PGA), giving hope that there will be more options for Iowa bettors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Iowa Sports Betting Handle, April vs. March<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><th><\/th><th>RETAIL<\/th><th>MOBILE<\/th><th>TOTAL<\/th><\/tr><tr><td>April<\/td><td>-$51<\/td><td>$1,568,548<\/td><td>$1,568,497<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>March<\/td><td>$6.255M<\/td><td>$13.316M<\/td><td>$19.577M<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Change<\/td><td>Down 100%<\/td><td>Down 88.2%<\/td><td>Down 92%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2>Esports Aren\u2019t An Option<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the in-person registration requirement, Iowa bettors do not have the option to wager on esports. Brian Ohorilko, administrator of the Iowa Racing &amp; Gaming Commission, told the&nbsp;<em>Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier<\/em>&nbsp;that sports wagering in Iowa must involve physical sporting events, \u201cand so esports had not been something that was approved.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ohorilo said the commission was given informal legal guidance that esports might not meet the statutory provisions of an authorized sporting event,\u00a0according to a story in\u00a0<em>The Courier<\/em>. Ohorilo did note that more research is being done to determine whether legislation that legalized sports wagering and fantasy sports in Iowa in 2019 allows sportsbooks to accept wagers on what it call an \u201cother event.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DraftKings\u00a0and\u00a0FanDuel\u00a0launched their daily fantasy sports platforms in Iowa in October and November, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because the Iowa law that requires the in-person registration doesn\u2019t expire until Jan. 1, 2021, the state won\u2019t be able to reach its full mobile potential the rest of the year. Mobile betting leaders in the U.S. market, such as\u00a0New Jersey sportsbooks\u00a0and\u00a0their Pennsylvania counterparts, do not have the unwieldy registration requirement. Those states have seen 90% of their action from their mobile betting markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to not having the registration requirement, some states have other online gaming options besides sports betting.\u00a0Online casino gaming\u00a0is legal in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware.\u00a0Online poker sites\u00a0are legal in those states plus Nevada. West Virginia and Michigan have legalized online casinos with launch dates scheduled for later this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A fellow Midwest state that reported its April numbers Monday, Indiana, had total handle of $26,304,128, down 64.8% from March\u2019s $74,818,802. Just like Iowa, the entire handle in Indiana came from mobile, but Indiana doesn\u2019t have the strict registration requirement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What little sports betting handle Iowa saw in April was all mobile from existing users \u2014 new bettors would have had to register at the state\u2019s casinos that have been closed since mid-March. The handle in Iowa in April was $1,568,497, down 92% from March\u2019s $19,576,985. 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