Massachusetts Sports Betting Revenue Reporting: Month-by-Month

By Jim Tomlin

@jdtomlin68

May 20, 2025 02:22pm

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, April vs. March

Sports betting operators in Massachusetts followed a national pattern for April, with handle dropping in a month-over-month comparison against March but revenue and taxes rising.

The total sports betting handle (or amount wagered) in April was $690,255,201, a 10.6% decrease from March’s $772,454,574, according to figures that the Massachusetts Gaming Commission reported on May 20. As always, mobile sports betting operators accounted for the vast majority of the action, with folks in Massachusetts wagering $680,540,587 online, down 10.7% from March ($761,828,937).

Revenue increased by a healthy amount, rising 26.5% from March’s $52,118,800 ($51,853,264 online, $265,536 retail) to $65,941,354 ($65,454,525 online, $486,828 retail) in the fourth month of the year.

The state collected $13,163,929 in taxes for April (including $13,090,905 from online sports wagers), 26.4% higher than the $10,410,483 (of which $10,370,653 was online) in the previous month.

Boston-based DraftKings continued to dominate handle in its home state, with $342,973,864, well ahead of rival FanDuel ($185,879,142). The figures for other mobile operators in the Bay State during April were BetMGM ($55,098,197), Fanatics ($49,336,340), ESPN BET ($21,712,479), Caesars ($21,148,060) and Bally Bet ($4,392,505). DraftKings also led the state in revenue ($37,786,441) and taxes ($7,557,288) for the fourth month of 2025.

Among the three retail sportsbooks in the state, Encore Boston Harbor in Everett led the way in handle ($4,955,875), revenue ($372,527) and taxes ($55,879).

Massachusetts Mobile Sports Betting History