The western American state of Arizona kicked off its regulated online and land-based sportsbetting market from September 9 and reportedly went on to chalk up the busiest opening month in the history of the nation’s embryonic legalized sports wagering industry.
According to a Friday report from the online gambling news domain at PlayAZ.com, sportsbetting aficionados in ‘The Grand Canyon State’ wagered $291.2 million over the course of September, which was far beyond the previous first-month post-PASPA record of $131.4 million set by Tennessee in November of 2020. To put this debut into further context and the source detailed that the heavyweight New Jersey market did not manage to surpass the $290 million monthly handle figure until registering $385.3 million in its ninth mon…