Delaware sports and iGaming wagering reached $365.2 million in August, a 21% increase from a year earlier, according to Gaming Intelligence. The reported total combines betting activity across the two product categories.
The handle should not be read as gaming revenue. Separately, Delaware’s iGaming gross gaming revenue rose 35% in August, while revenue at the state’s three land-based casinos fell 2.6% to $43.8 million. Casino.org described the divergent results as part of a wider Mid-Atlantic pattern in which online gaming has grown while in-person casino revenue has weakened.
Delaware is one of four Mid-Atlantic states with legal iGaming, alongside New Jersey, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The Delaware Lottery’s Sports Pick programme, which permits bets on professional and college events, has operated for more than 15 years; wagers are available at casinos, participating retailers and online.
The decline in casino revenue was concentrated in table games, which fell 19% to $4.1 million, according to CDC Gaming. Video lottery terminal revenue was broadly stable, declining 0.5% to $39.7 million.
Delaware Park was the sole casino to record year-on-year growth. Its August revenue rose 4.5% to $19 million as VLT revenue increased 8.4% to $17 million, offsetting a 20.2% drop in table-game revenue to $2 million.
Bally’s Dover remained the second-largest casino by revenue, though its total fell 4.9% to $15 million. Harrington Casino’s revenue declined 10.7% to $9.9 million, the sharpest fall among the three venues, with both VLT and table-game revenue lower than a year earlier.
