DraftKings and FanDuel Surpassed Downloads of Sports Gambling Apps in March

By Todd Winkler,
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Last updated: April 19, 2021

DraftKings and FanDuel lead the download of mobile sports betting apps to the iOS App Store last month.

In March, gamblers hosted the relevant applications on their iPhones at a 559% year-over-year rate. However, Bank of America warns that March 2020 will be a soft simulation as the list of sports in the United States is missing due to the Covid-19 epidemic. This led players to bet on shady fees such as table tennis and baseball.

Experts are predicting the return of the NCAA Basketball Championship. It is also famous as March Madness. It could act as an accelerator for sports betting in the stock market, and the information shows that this is true. More evidence will come in the next weeks as countries provide revenue and control details for the 3rd month of the year.

According to Bank of America, DraftKings, and FanDuel of Flutter Entertainment, the two biggest online gambling providers in the United States, mixed for 64% of downloads of iOS sports betting applications over the past month.

The Bank of America also reports that the monthly live clients of DraftKings and FanDuel are up 12% per month.

BetMGM is on the 3rd Position

BetMGM is the iGaming partnership, and online betting between Entain Plc and MGM Resorts International continues to establish itself as a reliable rival to the abovementioned competitors.

The betting provider took 12% of iOS online gambling app downloads in the past month, maintaining the rapidly increasing download status in its business in the United States. Experts are optimistic about the possibilities for BetMGM.

According to the Jefferies expert David Katz, BetMGM continues to show strong price action.

The statement said that in February, Michigan’s online gambling market share grew from 20% to 24%. At the same time, the market share of iGaming GGR decreased somewhat from 38% to 34%, despite the growing contests.

BetMGM is expected to increase its marketing spending and take out operations in 20 states by the end of the year, and MGM’s losses are hoped to surpass 62M dollars loss.

Katz believes that BetMGM will waste 155.8M dollars in the current year. It is higher than the previous forecast of a 97.2 M dollars loss. On April 21, the betting providers will submit a business report, which is expected to look at marketing costs and expenses.

Jefferies expert said, “We also need the attention to be on tech, moving towards a unified wallet, level of marketing spending, and the reasons for the newly declared association with Audacy.”

Do Not Forget the Barstool

According to Bank of America, Penn Barstool Sportsbook ranked 4th most downloaded sports wagering app on App Store in the previous month.

It is an awesome achievement regarding Barstool Sportsbook; and is only available in 3 states: Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Illinois.

Moreover, Penn’s free games and marketing expenses fall far short of those of the competitors noted here, specify that the betting provider is earning commercial sports gambling quotas.