The Arizona Department of Gaming reported sports wagering handle of $616.9 million for the month of November, creating the first $10 billion monthly nationwide handle of the post-PASPA era.
The total, which landed at $10.016 billion in wagers accepted spanning 26 states and Washington, D.C., topped the previous record of $9.84 billion established in January 2022. The overall handle for the 2022 calendar year with three reports still to be published for December is $92.2 billion, a 59.6% increase compared to the $57.8 billion wagered in 2021. Arizona, which is the last state to publish its monthly report, finished sixth nationally for handle in November, trailing New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Nevada, and Pennsylvania.
November’s figure marked the first time Arizona cleared $600 million in back-to-back months, though it was 0.3% off October’s $618.6 million. The record in the Grand Canyon State remains just shy of $691 million, established last March. Arizona became the seventh state to surpass $5 billion handle in the 2022 calendar year and the 10th to clear $7 billion in all-time handle.
“It is exciting to see a second consecutive month of over $600 million wagered on sports by patrons within the state,” said Ted Vogt, director of the Arizona Department of Gaming, in a statement. “This milestone highlights Arizona’s strong sports betting market, which has already established itself as a top-ten market nationally.”