The summer months are rolling along and sports betting continues to flourish in many states. As sports betting legalization continues to pick up steam across the country, new data released showing how much bettors are wagering in each state indicates that the passion for betting on sports is not slowing down. Let’s look at the states in which the most amount of money was bet on sports in June.
Is your state on this list?
According to data from Legal Sports Report, the top states who bet the most on sports in June include New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Michigan, and Iowa.
Bettors wagered $111,100,000 in Iowa last month, $235,100,000 in Michigan, $246,300,000 in Indiana, $420,200,000 in Pennsylvania, $766,900,000 in the great state of New Jersey.
Sports betting became legal in Iowa in 2019, as it did in Michigan and Indiana. It’s been legal in Pennsylvania and New Jersey since 2018.
Who knew, right?
Lucy is a sports betting content producer with Audacy and BetQL. She has worked with WEEI and Audacy as a writer, radio producer and podcaster. Lucy lives in Boston and loves Tom Brady and prop bets. Follow Lucy on Twitter at @LucilleBurdge.