When Colorado sports betting became official on May 1, we were in for an adventure.
When you add the COVID-19 pandemic to the equation … well, there is no compass for this map.
How about this for a dichotomy: No major sports, yet sports betting is legal.
Such is the case nearly two months into sports betting in Colorado.
Yet even without major US sports, some trends have started to develop. Namely, which sports and leagues that bettors wager on here. The first month of sports betting brought in a $25.5 million handle for Colorado.
The breakdown for sports betting last weekend in Colorado is quite interesting.
Golf tops weekend of Colorado sports betting
According to numbers released by BetRivers, Colorado sports bettors sure do love golf.
Based on the percentages of wagering, the PGA Tour was the top league and golf was the top sport to bet on.
In terms of the leagues Colorado sports bettors had an interest in, the PGA Tour was followed by Moscow Liga Pro table tennis.
Top 10 sports leagues BetRivers users wagered on last weekend
- PGA Tour — 24.25%
- Moscow Liga Pro (Russian table tennis) — 9.02%
- Serie A (Italy) — 6.33%
- FA Cup (England) — 6.25%
- CBA (Chinese Basketball Association) — 4.94%
- NASCAR — 4.9%
- PGA Tour (2 balls, 18 hole bets) — 4.84%
- La Liga (Spain) — 4.16%
- KBO (Korea Baseball Organization) — 3.55%
- Challenger Series (table tennis) — 2.86%
Top 10 sports
- Golf — 29.37%
- Soccer — 27.25%
- Table tennis — 14.84%
- Tennis — 7.67%
- Basketball — 7.65%
- Baseball — 6.14%
- Motorsports — 5.37%
- Australian rules football — .81%
- Rugby (league) — .48%
- Esports — .17%
UFC doesn’t crack the top 10 in Colorado for BetRivers
There is one league/sport absent from that list, and it’s possibly more surprising than what’s on it: the UFC.
Keep in mind, that was with a Fight Night event on Saturday. There was also a potential Fight of the Year candidate with Dustin Poirier vs. Dan Hooker.
According to the BetRivers breakdown, UFC Fight Night was the most popular weekend event for BetRivers.com.
To not even see the UFC in the top 10 of leagues/sports bet on is a bit shocking.
Time will tell if this is a trend in online CO sports betting or just a weekend anomaly for one app.
Nevertheless, it adds to the intrigue and journey of sports betting in Colorado.
