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Iowa sports betting reaches $1.7 billion in two years

by Jacob Strom

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Riverside Casino's Elite Sportsbook opened on August 15, 2019 - the first day sports betting became legal in the state of Iowa.
Riverside Casino's Elite Sportsbook opened on August 15, 2019 - the first day sports betting became legal in the state of Iowa.
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Sunday marked two years since the first legal sports bet in Iowa was made on Aug. 15, 2019.

Since then Sports betting has grown in Iowa as now 12 online sportsbooks and 18 retail sportsbooks and has grown into the ninth-largest largest legal sports betting market in the U.S.

From Aug. 15, 2019, through July 31, 2021, sportsbooks have generated:

  • $1.7 billion in wagering
  • $122.8 million in net receipts
  • $8.3 million in state taxes

Before 2021, sports bettors had to visit a casino to register for an online sportsbook in Iowa.

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Now it’s possible to set up an Iowa sportsbook account from anywhere within the state.

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