Everyone knew the launch of mobile sports betting in New York would be big, even record-setting. However, data from GeoComply showed an off-the-charts start in the Empire State this weekend.
According to the Canadian-based company that provides geocaching services to most mobile sports betting apps, GeoComply handled 5.8 million geolocation transactions for New York’s first 12 hours of operation.
GeoComply is a technology vendor for all four of the apps that launched in New York’s first wave. BetRivers, Caesars Sportsbook, DraftKings, and FanDuel were the first of the nine approved operators to get formal clearance from the state’s Gaming Commission to start accepting bets. That announcement came Thursday.
The 5.8 million transactions were nearly as many as the next three states combined for the same time frame (9 am to 9 pm ET).