US commercial gaming generated $6.73bn in May 2025, according to the American Gaming Association’s revenue tracker, up 10.9% year on year. Revenue through May reached $31.89bn, a 7.1% increase on the same period in 2024; the figures cover casino games, retail and online sports betting, and iGaming.
The figures give operators and investors a measure of US commercial gaming performance across land-based and online channels.
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Florida commercial gaming revenue fell 1% year on year to $82.1 million in May, reportedly because slot machine revenue weakened.
Michigan’s three commercial casinos reported $114.1 million in revenue for May, reportedly unchanged from a year earlier.
New York’s four commercial casinos increased revenue 10% to $63.0 million in May, reportedly reaching a four-year high.
The House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development will hold a hearing on campus sports betting at 10:15 a.m. on Wednesday in Washington, D.C., a media report said. Lawmakers will examine student gambling, harassment of student-athletes and the legality of college player prop bets.
A hearing on gambling on college campuses is scheduled for 10:15 a.m. on Wednesday, the House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development confirmed. The examination will cover gambling by students, abuse directed at student-athletes and whether college player prop bets are legal.
The American Gaming Association estimated that Kalshi users aged 18 to 20 generated more than $8.844 billion in sports-related trading volume through 27 October, based on a 4% figure the association said Kalshi had published and later changed. The AGA argues that users aged 18 to 20 can access these markets despite age limits of 21 for sports betting in numerous US states.
The American Gaming Association (AGA) estimated that Kalshi users aged 18 to 20 generated more than $8.844bn in sports trading volume through 27 October. According to the AGA, the calculation rests on information that Kalshi published on its website and later changed. In that information, the AGA said, Kalshi stated that users aged 18 to 20 accounted for 4% of its trading volume.