Colorado sports betting in December saw a decrease in handle compared to November, but the yearly totals for both handle and for gross gaming revenue compared favorably to 2021.
Starting with the 2022 yearly total for handle, the $5.18 billion that was wagered on sports in Colorado was an increase of 34.7% compared to the 2021 total handle ($3.85 billion).
Turning to sports wagering gross gaming revenue (GGR), that total for all of 2022 was $351.95 million, and that was an increase of 40.7% from 2021ās GGR ($250.1 million).
Regarding monthly comparisons, Colorado sportsbooks total sports betting handle in December was just over $518 million. That was down 6.2% from November ($552.60 million), and it was up 12.3% from December 2021 ($461.45 million).
Colorado Sports Betting, December vs. November
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Revenue Up in December
For GGR, Decemberās total of about $40.91 million was up 8.9% from November ($37.57 million), and up 65.4% from December 2021 ($24.73 million).
Online sports betting apps in Colorado dominate the market compared to retail. Mobileās sports wagering market share was $514.27 million in December, which was about 99.3% of all the betting handle for the month.
Decemberās top five sports, measured by wagering handle were: Pro basketball $147.85 million; pro football $137.04 million; college football $38.04 million; college basketball $33.11 million, and soccer $25.48 million. The category identified as āotherā accounted for $13.03 million, and parlays accounted for $83.64 million.
Total sports betting taxes for December were $2,583,711, up 0.1% from November ($2,581,533) and up 235.3% from December 2021 ($770,561).
