DraftKings overtook FanDuel in usage among Ohioans in July for the first time since the Buckeye State implemented legal online sports betting at the start of the year, according to monthly figures reported Thursday by the Ohio Casino Control Commission.
The mobile betting apps of the two industry titans are far and away the most popular among Ohio's online bettors, based on their volume, but they flip-flopped in the sports calendar's slow midsummer period while combining to take 70% of bets placed by phone or computer.
Of $319.6 million in online bets on 18 sites in July, DraftKings took $116.2 million, nearly as much as the month before. FanDuel, meanwhile, showed handle of $106.7 million that was 11.3% less than in June, putting its volume in second place for the first time this year.
As has been common in many states in which they compete, however, FanDuel made more revenue from its bets, retaining $14 million. DraftKings won $11.8 million from bettors in July.