D.C. posts best monthly handle yet after switch to FanDuel exclusivity

May brought the highest handle in D.C. since sportsbooks there began taking bets in 2020, breaking a record that stood since October 2021. D.C. operators handled $32.8 million, an 171% improvement over last May’s $12.1 million. 

The surge was driven by the District’s switch in March from exclusive online provider Intralot to FanDuel, which launched its app in D.C. in April.

With May results in from regulators in all but Illinois, Arizona and Kentucky, handle for the month was tracking 29% ahead of May 2023 in like states. New York was among the top year-on-year gainers, posting a 45% increase to $1.97 billion.

DraftKings led FanDuel 41% to 38% for the month, the first time it has topped the state chart since September. 

Here are the results for May: