{"id":65806,"date":"2025-07-02T08:13:04","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T08:13:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/?p=65806"},"modified":"2025-07-02T08:46:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T08:46:22","slug":"sports-betting-in-virginia-sees-18-rise-during-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/sports-betting-in-virginia-sees-18-rise-during-may\/","title":{"rendered":"Sports Betting In Virginia Sees 18% Rise During May"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-44715\" src=\"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Richmond-Virginia-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Richmond-Virginia-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Richmond-Virginia-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Richmond-Virginia-220x146.jpg 220w, https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Richmond-Virginia.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The state of Virginia reported 18% increase in sports betting activity during May. Virginia legalized sports betting in 2020, allowing various operators to enter the market. The state has since seen a steady increase in the number of licensed sportsbooks, contributing to the overall growth of the industry. The introduction of mobile betting platforms has further facilitated access, enabling users to place bets conveniently from their devices.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\">Key Statistics<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"!whitespace-normal list-disc ml-5\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li class=\"pb-1\"><strong>Total Handle<\/strong>: In May, Virginia reported a total betting handle of approximately $300 million, marking a significant increase from previous months.<\/li>\n<li class=\"pb-1\"><strong>Revenue Generation<\/strong>: The state generated around $25 million in revenue from sports betting, contributing to state funds and local economies.<\/li>\n<li class=\"pb-1\"><strong>User Engagement<\/strong>: The number of active users on betting platforms has also risen, indicating a growing interest in sports wagering.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Several factors have contributed to the 18% increase in sports betting activity in Virginia during May.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">May featured several high-profile sporting events, including the NBA playoffs and the start of the MLB season. These events typically generate heightened interest in betting, leading to increased wagering activity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The state of Virginia reported 18% increase in sports betting activity during May. Virginia legalized sports betting in 2020, allowing various operators to enter the market. The state has since seen a steady increase in the number of licensed sportsbooks, contributing to the overall growth of the industry. The introduction of mobile betting platforms has [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":49415,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,11,8,18,132],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-65806","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gaming","category-headlines","category-latest","category-n-america","category-sportsbetting"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Sports Betting In Virginia Sees 18% Rise During May - iGaming Post<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/sports-betting-in-virginia-sees-18-rise-during-may\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sports Betting In Virginia Sees 18% Rise During May - iGaming Post\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The state of Virginia reported 18% increase in sports betting activity during May. Virginia legalized sports betting in 2020, allowing various operators to enter the market. The state has since seen a steady increase in the number of licensed sportsbooks, contributing to the overall growth of the industry. The introduction of mobile betting platforms has [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/sports-betting-in-virginia-sees-18-rise-during-may\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"iGaming Post\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-07-02T08:13:04+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-07-02T08:46:22+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Sports4.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"683\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Staff\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@igamingpost\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@igamingpost\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Staff\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gaming-awards.com\\\/NEWS\\\/sports-betting-in-virginia-sees-18-rise-during-may\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gaming-awards.com\\\/NEWS\\\/sports-betting-in-virginia-sees-18-rise-during-may\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Staff\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gaming-awards.com\\\/NEWS\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/38b848f26341d94a3f6b1f5d9642234c\"},\"headline\":\"Sports Betting In Virginia Sees 18% Rise During May\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-07-02T08:13:04+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-07-02T08:46:22+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gaming-awards.com\\\/NEWS\\\/sports-betting-in-virginia-sees-18-rise-during-may\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":179,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gaming-awards.com\\\/NEWS\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gaming-awards.com\\\/NEWS\\\/sports-betting-in-virginia-sees-18-rise-during-may\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gaming-awards.com\\\/NEWS\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/04\\\/Sports4.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Gaming\",\"Headlines\",\"Latest\",\"N. America\",\"Sports Betting\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gaming-awards.com\\\/NEWS\\\/sports-betting-in-virginia-sees-18-rise-during-may\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gaming-awards.com\\\/NEWS\\\/sports-betting-in-virginia-sees-18-rise-during-may\\\/\",\"name\":\"Sports Betting In Virginia Sees 18% Rise During May - iGaming Post\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gaming-awards.com\\\/NEWS\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gaming-awards.com\\\/NEWS\\\/sports-betting-in-virginia-sees-18-rise-during-may\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gaming-awards.com\\\/NEWS\\\/sports-betting-in-virginia-sees-18-rise-during-may\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gaming-awards.com\\\/NEWS\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/04\\\/Sports4.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-07-02T08:13:04+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-07-02T08:46:22+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gaming-awards.com\\\/NEWS\\\/sports-betting-in-virginia-sees-18-rise-during-may\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/gaming-awards.com\\\/NEWS\\\/sports-betting-in-virginia-sees-18-rise-during-may\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gaming-awards.com\\\/NEWS\\\/sports-betting-in-virginia-sees-18-rise-during-may\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gaming-awards.com\\\/NEWS\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/04\\\/Sports4.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gaming-awards.com\\\/NEWS\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/04\\\/Sports4.jpg\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":683},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gaming-awards.com\\\/NEWS\\\/sports-betting-in-virginia-sees-18-rise-during-may\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gaming-awards.com\\\/NEWS\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Sports Betting In Virginia Sees 18% Rise During May\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gaming-awards.com\\\/NEWS\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gaming-awards.com\\\/NEWS\\\/\",\"name\":\"iGaming Post News for the B2B Gaming Inudstry\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gaming-awards.com\\\/NEWS\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gaming-awards.com\\\/NEWS\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gaming-awards.com\\\/NEWS\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"iGaming Post\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gaming-awards.com\\\/NEWS\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gaming-awards.com\\\/NEWS\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gaming-awards.com\\\/NEWS\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/07\\\/iGamingPost-new-2015logo-copy.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gaming-awards.com\\\/NEWS\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/07\\\/iGamingPost-new-2015logo-copy.png\",\"width\":400,\"height\":110,\"caption\":\"iGaming Post\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gaming-awards.com\\\/NEWS\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/igamingpost\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gaming-awards.com\\\/NEWS\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/38b848f26341d94a3f6b1f5d9642234c\",\"name\":\"Staff\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gaming-awards.com\\\/NEWS\\\/author\\\/staff\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Sports Betting In Virginia Sees 18% Rise During May - iGaming Post","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/sports-betting-in-virginia-sees-18-rise-during-may\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Sports Betting In Virginia Sees 18% Rise During May - iGaming Post","og_description":"The state of Virginia reported 18% increase in sports betting activity during May. Virginia legalized sports betting in 2020, allowing various operators to enter the market. The state has since seen a steady increase in the number of licensed sportsbooks, contributing to the overall growth of the industry. The introduction of mobile betting platforms has [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/sports-betting-in-virginia-sees-18-rise-during-may\/","og_site_name":"iGaming Post","article_published_time":"2025-07-02T08:13:04+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-07-02T08:46:22+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1024,"height":683,"url":"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Sports4.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Staff","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@igamingpost","twitter_site":"@igamingpost","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Staff","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/sports-betting-in-virginia-sees-18-rise-during-may\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/sports-betting-in-virginia-sees-18-rise-during-may\/"},"author":{"name":"Staff","@id":"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/#\/schema\/person\/38b848f26341d94a3f6b1f5d9642234c"},"headline":"Sports Betting In Virginia Sees 18% Rise During May","datePublished":"2025-07-02T08:13:04+00:00","dateModified":"2025-07-02T08:46:22+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/sports-betting-in-virginia-sees-18-rise-during-may\/"},"wordCount":179,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/sports-betting-in-virginia-sees-18-rise-during-may\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Sports4.jpg","articleSection":["Gaming","Headlines","Latest","N. America","Sports Betting"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/sports-betting-in-virginia-sees-18-rise-during-may\/","url":"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/sports-betting-in-virginia-sees-18-rise-during-may\/","name":"Sports Betting In Virginia Sees 18% Rise During May - iGaming Post","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/sports-betting-in-virginia-sees-18-rise-during-may\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/sports-betting-in-virginia-sees-18-rise-during-may\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Sports4.jpg","datePublished":"2025-07-02T08:13:04+00:00","dateModified":"2025-07-02T08:46:22+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/sports-betting-in-virginia-sees-18-rise-during-may\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/sports-betting-in-virginia-sees-18-rise-during-may\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/sports-betting-in-virginia-sees-18-rise-during-may\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Sports4.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Sports4.jpg","width":1024,"height":683},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/sports-betting-in-virginia-sees-18-rise-during-may\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Sports Betting In Virginia Sees 18% Rise During May"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/#website","url":"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/","name":"iGaming Post News for the B2B Gaming Inudstry","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/#organization","name":"iGaming Post","url":"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/iGamingPost-new-2015logo-copy.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/iGamingPost-new-2015logo-copy.png","width":400,"height":110,"caption":"iGaming Post"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/igamingpost"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/#\/schema\/person\/38b848f26341d94a3f6b1f5d9642234c","name":"Staff","url":"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/author\/staff\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65806","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65806"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65806\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65807,"href":"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65806\/revisions\/65807"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49415"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65806"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65806"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65806"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}