NJ is first to hit $1 billion a month in sports betting

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In this Aug. 1, 2018, photo, a gambler makes a sports stake astatine Harrah's casino successful Atlantic City, N.J. On Oct. 18, 2021, New Jersey gambling regulators announced that New jersey became the archetypal authorities successful the federation to grip $1 cardinal worthy of sports bets successful a azygous period successful September. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

By: The Associated Press & Scripps National

Posted at 3:38 PM, Oct 20, 2021

and past updated 2021-10-20 16:39:30-04

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s sports betting manufacture has go the archetypal successful the United States to instrumentality successful much than a cardinal dollars worthy of bets successful a azygous month.

Figures released Monday amusement Atlantic City’s 9 casinos and the 3 racetracks astir the authorities that instrumentality sports bets collectively took $1.01 cardinal successful specified wagers successful September.

Helping the bump was shot play sending much gamblers to sports books and their phones.

New Jersey won a U.S. Supreme Court lawsuit successful 2018 clearing the mode for each 50 states to connection ineligible sports betting.

More than fractional the state present allows it.

The Press of Atlantic City reports that New Jersey sports books person taken successful much than $7 cardinal worthy of bets this year.