Oregon Lottery Shares its Expectations in Sports Betting
The Oregon Lottery, which will be in charge of running sports betting in the state, has shared its sports betting expectations. The Lottery said that it expects to generate US$141.2 million in revenue.
The estimations are part of an analysis of the first three years after the launch of its SBTech-powered retail and mobile sportsbook, which was signed last month. The Oregon Lottery said that it will launch mobile sports betting soon.
The Oregon Lottery published projections for the sports betting market and said that total handle over the first three years of operations will total US$1.6 billion. The first year of operations could bring US$332.8 million, while the second would rise to US$555 million and US$722 million by the third year.
The Lottery also said that it expects customers to win around US$306 million in the first year, US$507.4 million in the second and US$656.2 million in the third. This means that the Lottery expects winnings to total US$1.5 billion after three years.
Gross gaming revenue (GGR) would stand at US$141.2 million. It would start at US$26.6 million in the first year of the contract and then increase to US$48.5 million in the second year and US$66.1 million in the third year.