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New Jersey Gamblers Slash Payouts by 14%, Turning Up the Heat on Sports Action!

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A Super Bowl without the Philadelphia Eagles generated less action than the previous year.

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here . New Jersey sportsbooks felt the sting of a Philadelphia-less Super Bowl this time around.

Key Takeaways New Jersey’s Super Bowl LX handle was $41. 5 million less than the previous year. Overall revenue dipped despite improved Big Game profits.

February weather impacted retail sports betting and casinos. Without the neighboring Eagles playing in the NFL’s Big Game in February and replaced by Seahawks-Patriots, the online and retail sports betting handle dipped 14. 4% to $846.

4 million, according to the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement’s report . Super Bowl LX accounted for $126. 5 million of February’s total amount wagered, significantly down from the $168 million produced from the previous year’s Big Game between the Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs.