The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (NJDGE) reported $116.3 million in sportsbook revenue in December on Friday. That number includes both online and in-person wagering.
That number trumps last December’s $62.8 million. The $116.3 million came on $1.06 billion in handle, for a hold of nearly 11%. It was, as these things go, a long December for the state’s bettors.
For the year, the state’s sportsbooks took in $1.18 billion in revenue, an increase of 7.5% over 2024. Yearly handle for 2025 came in at $12.2 billion.
And unsurprisingly, the state’s bettors should’ve stayed away from parlays.
Big win
The books booked a 19.2% hold on parlays for the year, compared to a relatively meager 5.2% on football, 3.8% on basketball, 4.3% on baseball, and 6.2% on everything else.
For December, FanDuel once again led the pack with nearly $50.2 million in revenue, which was up over 69% from December 2024. For the year, FanDuel paced the field, with $470 million in revenue. That number was up 2.3% year-over-year.
DraftKings was second for the month and the year, with $34 million in December and $325.3 million for the year. That yearly haul was good for a 12.5% increase over 2024.
BetMGM was a distant third place in both as well, with $8.3 million in revenue for December and $85.8 million in revenue for the year. While not in the stratosphere with FanDuel and DraftKings, the yearly number marked a healthy 21.5% increase year over year.
Bet365, BetFanatics, Caesars, theScore, Hard Rock, and BetRivers were the other books that booked over $1 million in revenue for the month, and the only loser of the entire bunch was the sharp-friendly Prime Sports, which lost nearly $700,000 in December.
