Massachusetts Sports Betting Revenue Reporting: Month-by-Month

By Christopher Boan

@cgboan

March 23, 2026 11:44am

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, February vs. January

The second month of the year delivered dreary results for sports betting operators and regulators in Massachusetts, which was to be expected.

Overall, February’s total sports betting handle in Massachusetts was $619,905,414, down 23.4% from January ($808,920,464), according to numbers that the Massachusetts Gaming Commission posted on its website. The February handle was also a slight decrease from February 2025, when folks in Massachusetts wagered $628,170,780 on sporting events.

The Bay State’s mobile sports betting handle, or amount wagered, was $611,096,171 in February 2026, a 23.3% drop from $797,090,796 in January.

The state’s revenue in February was $76,129,527 in all ($75,177,753 mobile, $951,775 retail), a 7.6% decrease from January’s $82,401,311 ($82,098,595 online, $302,716 retail).

As a result, the total sports betting state tax derived from sportsbooks slid 7.8% in a month-over-month comparison, from January's $16,465,126 ($16,419,719 was online) to $15,178,315 total (including $15,035,549 mobile) in the second month of the year.

The leading Massachusetts online sportsbook for February handle was Boston’s own DraftKings, at $314,655,842 wagered. The rest of the operators were: FanDuel ($146,831,307), Fanatics ($55,592,952), BetMGM ($47,832,126), Caesars ($23,647,807), theScore Bet (formerly ESPN BET) ($18,287,161) and Bally Bet ($4,248,976).

Massachusetts Mobile Sports Betting History