Indiana legal sports bets surge to nearly $92M in 2nd month

Sports betting, MGM Grand. (Photo: Alan Kotok via Flickr) (https://www.flickr.com/photos/runneralan/3093483519/in/photolist-5HmUSK-WfdVxg-25aF9bV-LoE5YV-VTS2us-23Y5HZR-2a9yXW2-TCZcsu-25aF98D-2a9yY2H-2faBFRp-TCZcxj-pRbpYB-qPWLwx-2a9yXSV-6YPvG9-289WFBj-29PnncG-6WW7Lm-bxnMFd-bR3LTx-8H2GqY-2ghxqm4-T9yvTR-259oYwc-85MAKE-2581Fpg-2ey1cjA-RYKuDr-8sGfKo-SaqkEW-9dZiow-vtUKQA-zNLhxu-jFBBNt-8Ta1np-nTnxrX-b7tqd8-ZrgR6p-aCd3zX-dbci6-2d1ti1K-MfAJmz-nrvBwa-2gBZYc3-bwa7sf-waZQQR-eKkBoS-aEwh8x-uEVNH)

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Data from the Indiana Gaming Commission shows that the second month of legal sports betting in Indiana saw nearly three times as much money wagered than in its opening month.

A total of $91.7 million was wagered on sports in Indiana during October, compared to $34.5 million in September.

Regulated mobile betting in the state began Oct. 3, bringing in $48 million in sports bets last month. The data also shows sports bets placed at casino windows or kiosks totaled $43.7 million.

Football accounted for the most betting on an individual sport at more than $41 million. More than half of Indiana’s October sports bets went through the Ameristar Casino in East Chicago.

The state also brought in nearly $1 million in tax revenue last month.