DraftKings maintained its status as the mobile sports wagering juggernaut of Massachusetts in August, accounting for over half the state’s $314.9 million handle, according to figures released Friday by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission.
It was the second straight month and third time overall that DraftKings claimed more than 50% of the market share since mobile betting launched in March. It remains the only state to surpass $1 billion in accepted wagers in the Bay State, and the $161.9 million handle for August represented an 11.8% increase from July.
That rise outpaced the overall 6.8% increase in handle generated by the state’s eight mobile and three retail sportsbooks. The hold was a pedestrian 7.5% — nearly 2.8 percentage points lower than July and the lowest in Massachusetts’ six months of mobile betting. Operators claimed $23.5 million in gross revenue, down 22.1% from July, and that was also the lowest total in the online era.