New York blows past New Jersey as top sports betting market

FILE — New York Rangers' Artemi Panarin and New Jersey Devils' Tomas Tatar battle for the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Nov. 14, 2021, in New York. Figures released by New York gambling regulators, Feb. 4, 2022, show that New York has become the top market in the country for sports betting with $1.63 billion worth of wagers taken in the past four weeks. That surpassed the best month the previous leader, New Jersey, ever had by $300 million. (AP Photo/John Munson, File)