Statewide Iowa — Gamblers bet more on sports in March of this year than last March — but the month fell short of being a record amount for the year.
Iowa Racing and Gaming administrator, Brian Ohorilko says there was speculation of another record after the numbers from March of last year.
He says gamblers wagered more on sports before March Madness hit.
Ohorilko says it will take some time to determine what the actual sports betting trend is going to be.
He says the March betting could be an indication of something else.
There was a big push on to sign up sports gamblers last year with companies offering a lot of credits for new betters, and with those incentives down — the March betting didn’t surpass the fall numbers this year. Sports bettors wagered more than 161 million dollars in March of 2021. That number was more than 233-million dollars this March.
