The month of April was a mixed bag for Kansas sports betting, with a sizable decline in handle but a slight gain in revenue.
For the Sunflower State’s sportsbooks, April saw a sports betting handle of $132,981,289, representing a 35.9% month-over-month decline from March’s record total of $206,287,094.
The six licensed Kansas sportsbook apps generated $9,197,202 in sports betting revenue during the fourth month of the year, up 0.9% from March’s $9,113,472.
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As far as wagering taxes are concerned, sportsbooks in the state chipped in $919,720, which was also up 0.9% from March’s $911,159.
Kansas’ casinos, on the other hand, saw $35,508,090 in revenues during April, which was a 6.1% drop from March’s total of $37,824,410. The four state-owned casinos saw a 1.5% year-over-year decline in revenue in April, from the $36,031,139 the facilities raked in during the same period in 2022.
Kansas’ casinos chipped in $7,811,780 to the state during the month, down 6.1% from March’s share of $8,321,370 and 1.5% from last year’s total of $7,926,851.
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Kansas Sports Betting, April vs. March
| Total Handle | Mobile Handle | Revenue (GGR) |
|---|
| April | $132.981M | $126.251M | $9.197M |
| March | $206.287M | $197.023M | $9.133M |
| Change | Down 35.5% | Down 35.9% | Up 0.9% |
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How Kansas Betting Handles Have Evolved
April’s sports betting handle was the lowest in Kansas’ short sports betting history, coming in below September’s debut handle of $160.5 million.
Through eight months of reporting, Kansas sportsbooks — helped by Kansas sportsbook promo codes — have generated $1,458,141,146 in handle, averaging out to just over $182.2 million per month.
As for the operators themselves, DraftKings Sportsbook Kansas had the largest share of the state’s handle at $52,987,549 in April, giving the Boston-based operator just over $585.5 million through eight months.
The No. 2 operator, both in April and through eight months, was FanDuel Sportsbook Kansas, which took in $39,657,981 in wagers to raise their total to $427,011,537 from September to April.
After that was BetMGM Kansas ($13,908,556 in April, $184,042,390 total).
Caesars Sportsbook Kansas finished ahead of Barstool Sportsbook Kansas in handle during April by taking in $13,908,556.
Barstool Sportsbook Kansas ($8,416,970 in handle in April) is still the No. 4 operator by handle through eight months at $92,707,526, followed by Caesars Sportsbook Kansas ($84,138,672) and PointsBet Kansas ($17,472,191).
As far as market share is concerned, DraftKings Sportsbook Kansas leads the way, generating 40.2% of the state’s $1,458,141,146 total through eight months, followed by FanDuel Sportsbook Kansas (29.3%), BetMGM Sportsbook Kansas (12.6%), Barstool Sportsbook Kansas (6.4%), Caesars Sportsbook Kansas (5.8%) and PointsBet Kansas (1.2%).
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