Delaware posts second best month on record
Online gaming revenues hit $229,789 in February, up 60% year on yearÂ
Online gaming enjoyed its second best month on record in Delaware in February, with revenues up 60% YoY to $229,789, according to the latest figures released by the State Lottery. [private]
The increase was driven by online lottery ticket sales, which rose from $23,117 in 2014 to $103,596 last month, a 348% increase and the third consecutive month of triple-digit growth.
Online casino revenues were also up during the month, increasing from $85,457 to $97,899 while poker fell 18% YoY to $28,294.
Delaware Park continued to lead the charge with net revenues of $120,132 with casino contributing $52,744 and lottery ticket sales $48,350.
Poker accounted for just $19,036 of the operatorâs total, down 14% on the previous year.
Dover Downs remained in second place with revenues of $60,326, albeit a long way behind the market leader. Casino attracted $24,616, lottery $28,451 and poker $7,257.
Despite clinging on to last spot, Harrington Raceway posted the greatest year-on-year increase, with revenues up 1037% to $49,331.
While poker attracted just $1,999 during the month, casino games contributed $20,537 and lottery ticket sales brought in $26,794.
A total of 378 new accounts were created during the period, taking the total since launch in November 2013 to 14,323.