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Indiana sports betting sees year-over-year increase in June – Inside INdiana Business
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June brought about a significant increase in Indiana sports betting revenue and handle year-over-year, but a decrease from last month, according to analysts at PlayIndiana.com.
Hoosiers wagered a total of $298.2 million last month, a 33% increase over June 2023, but a 17.5% drop from May. The drop in numbers was an expected part of the sports betting cycle, as there are fewer popular sports to bet on during the summer months.
Baseball was the most popular sport for Indiana bettors last month, accounting for $83.5 million in wagers, nearly 28% of the state handle.
It was followed by basketball, which brought in $33.3 million in wagers, 11% of the total handle. This is a 38% jump in the basketball handle year-over-year, and analysts suspect the increase is partly due to the increase in eyes on the Indiana Fever with the addition of basketball star Caitlin Clark to the team.
Sports betting operators collected $30.5 million in adjusted gross revenue (AGR), a 56.8% increase over last year, and a 21% decrease month-over-month. The most popular sportsbook in the state this month was DraftKings Sportsbook Indiana, which brought in $113.1 million in bets and $9.9 million AGR last month.
June’s sportsbooks show that Indiana sports betting continues to thrive. With the addition of June’s numbers, the lifetime sports betting handle of the state rose to $17 billion. Indiana is one of only 8 states to go over that mark.
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RIPLEY COUNTY, Ind. (WSBT) — A statewide Silver Alert has been issued for two young children in Indiana.
Police in Ripley County, southeast of Indianapolis, are looing for the children who may be siblings.
The first child is 3-year-old Aaliyah Buckingham.
She was last seen wearing a pink cat shirt and tie-dye shorts.
The younger child is 1-year-old Shane Buckingham, last seen in a red shirt and diaper.
Police think both are with 45-year-old Timothy Buckingham, who was last seen driving a brown GMC truck.
Timothy is described as a 6′ 3″ white man weighing 225 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes.
Photo of Timothy Buckingham provided by Indiana State Police
Police have not confirmed the relationship of the three, or why the children are believed to be in danger.
Anyone who sees the three are asked to contact the nearest police department.
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A firefighter for the Indianapolis Fire Department was sent to the hospital Wednesday after battling a fire at a vacant house.
According to a Facebook post made by IFD, the fire happened around 10:15 a.m. at a house on Bluff Rd. IFD says that there were several complications, including limited access to fire hydrants and “interior hoarder conditions” that IFD says was due to squatters.
The injured firefighter received “slight injury,” the Facebook post said.
It took over an hour and a half to get the fire under control, according to IFD, and another hour to put out all the remaining hot spots in the building.
According to IFD, the cause of the fire is currently unknown. Their Fire Investigations Unit is working on figuring out what caused the fire.
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