Massachusetts Sports Betting Revenue Reporting: Month-by-Month

By Christopher Boan

@cgboan

August 20, 2025 03:07pm

The experts at BetMassachusetts.com have assembled this guide to provide the latest updates on Massachusetts sports betting financial figures, which include handle, revenue and tax collections.

Sports wagering was legalized in the commonwealth in 2022. In-person sports wagering began in January 2023, and online/mobile wagering began in March 2023.

In Massachusetts, there are three categories of sports wagering licensees: Category 1, licensed casinos; Category 2, racetracks and/or simulcast centers, and Category 3, online/mobile operators.

Financial figures are specified by either retail licensees or online licensees. They also include data from Massachusetts sportsbook promos.

In Massachusetts, bettors have shown already they will wager hundreds of millions of dollars each month, and the vast majority of the sports gambling action is on online or mobile, via computers or mobile devices.

Sports wagering is taxed as follows: Category 1 & Category 2 Sports Wagering Licensees are taxed on 15% of gross sports wagering revenue, and Category 3 Sports Wagering Licensees are taxed on 20% of gross sports wagering revenue.

Massachusetts Sports Betting, July vs. June

The mid-summer month of July delivered dreary results for sports betting operators in Massachusetts, according to figures that the Massachusetts Gaming Commission posted on Aug. 20.

Massachusetts sports betting operators took in a total sports betting handle of $489,496,835 in July, down 8.1% from June’s total of $532,726,539. The state’s mobile handle also declined 8.1% in a month-over-month comparison, as the state’s operators tallied $483,181,067 in wagers for July vs. $525,489,438 the month before.

The total sports betting taxable gaming revenue decline was steeper, at $48,027,224 in July ($47,459,816 of which was online, $567,408 retail), 22.6% lower than June’s $62,050,291 ($61,575,864 mobile, $474,427 retail).

The total tax bill that the state collected from sports betting for the seventh month of 2025 fell at the same rate. Taxes totaled $12,386,337 the previous month and $9,577,074 in July.

The state’s top operator in the online sports betting game (by handle) was Boston-based DraftKings at $235,931,076. The rest were: FanDuel ($121,565,009), Fanatics ($55,293,350), BetMGM ($37,956,020), Caesars Sportsbook ($14,768,889), ESPN BET ($13,941,723) and Bally Bet ($3,725,000).

As for the state’s three brick-and-mortar sportsbook locations, the top dog in July was Encore Boston Harbor, which had a total handle of $3,505,227, followed by Plainridge Park Casino ($1,953,266) and MGM Springfield ($857,275).

Massachusetts Mobile Sports Betting History