{"id":288503,"date":"2023-09-06T13:43:43","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T18:43:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=288503"},"modified":"2023-09-06T19:45:14","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T00:45:14","slug":"virginia-sportsbooks-ready-for-nfl-kickoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/virginia-sportsbooks-ready-for-nfl-kickoff\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia Sportsbooks Ready for NFL Regular Season Kickoff"},"content":{"rendered":"

Determining if Virginia sportsbooks had a down or up July depends on your perspective.<\/p>\n

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New Orleans Saints offensive tackle Trevor Penning takes the field. He’s one of the stars gearing up for the start of the NFL season. (Image: University of Northern Iowa)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One way of looking at the numbers, as reported by the Virginia Lottery,<\/a> is that sports betting surged more than 10% compared to July of 2022. Total wagers for the month were $293.6 million compared to the $266 million in July 2022. On the other hand, the data reveals an 8.8% monthly decline from the $325 million gambled in June of this year.<\/p>\n

Either way, the state, like many others, is betting the NFL season kickoff on Thursday, September 7, will end any summer slump and lead to profitable months to end the year.<\/p>\n

An American Gaming Association<\/a> survey shows more than 73 million Americans plan to bet on the NFL this season. That\u2019s a nearly 60% increase from last year. The AGA survey also shows that 14% of those placing bets will do so online as sports betting becomes legal in more states.<\/p>\n

Virginia legalized sports betting in 2020.<\/p>\n

Sports Betting Tax Revenue Looking Up<\/h2>\n

The legalization of sports betting in Virginia was largely intended to be a source of tax revenue. After closing a loophole in 2022,<\/a> as reported by Casino.org<\/em>, lawmakers believe they are closer to annual projections of roughly $55 million.<\/p>\n

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The state taxes operators at 15% of total Adjusted Gross Revenue. In July, the AGR combined for over $28 million, leading to slightly more than $4 million in tax payments. That\u2019s up by more than 4% from June and more than 25% higher than July of the previous year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

So far this year, sports betting in Virginia has generated more than 38.5 million in tax revenue.<\/p>\n

Most of the tax revenue goes to the state general fund, with the Problem Gambling Treatment and Support Fund Allocation getting 2.5%.<\/p>\n

Gaming Handle Breakdown<\/h2>\n

The breakdown of July\u2019s $293.6 million handle shows mobile operators accounted for $290.9 million and casino retail totaling $2.6 million. In the Adjusted Gross Revenue column, mobile operators generated $27.6 million and casino retail contributed $579,077.<\/p>\n

Retail sportsbooks kept 23% of their wagers, and online books held 11%. A contributing factor to the state\u2019s increase in the monthly tax bill is a slight 1% increase in hold for the month.<\/strong><\/p>\n

To reach the state\u2019s projected $55 million annual tax revenue, a monthly average of $4.58 million is required.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Determining if Virginia sportsbooks had a down or up July depends on your perspective. One way of looking at the numbers, as reported by the Virginia Lottery, is that sports betting surged more than 10% compared to July of 2022. Total wagers for the month were $293.6 million compared to the $266 million in July […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":98,"featured_media":274668,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nVirginia Sportsbooks Ready for NFL Regular Season Kickoff - Casino.org<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Determining if Virginia sportsbooks had a down or up July depends on your perspective. 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