Illinois generated $15bn in combined online and retail sports betting handle in 2025, according to the tracker. It lists September 2025 as the latest reported month and identifies the Illinois Gaming Board as the regulator.
The reported handle gives operators and regulators a measure of activity in Illinois’ combined retail and online market.
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Vermont generated $235m in sports betting handle in 2025, according to a published market tracker. The tracker says DraftKings, FanDuel and Fanatics Sportsbook were selected to operate online platforms at the January 2024 launch; September 2025 was the latest reported month.
Illinois recorded 15% fewer sports bets in September, with five million fewer wagers, according to figures attributed to the Illinois Gaming Board. Bettors wagered $1.4bn, while sportsbook revenue fell to $103m from $131m a year earlier; the levy generated $10.6m in receipts. Sports Betting Alliance of Illinois spokesperson Maura Possley said the tax increase was driving players away from regulated betting.
A Quaest poll found that 16% of respondents who were optimistic about Brazil's future cited regulation of betting and social media as a source of hope under President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. That group represented 44% of respondents, making the combined issue about 7% of the full sample; the poll did not separate betting from social-media regulation. The survey interviewed 2,004 people from 30 October to 2 November.
Brazilian political analyst Jussara Soares and Arko Advice vice-president Cristiano Noronha forecast that Congress will approve Provisional Measure 1.394/2026, which bans fixed-odds betting and online games. Noronha said approval could include a transition period; the measure enters urgent procedure on 9 November while its joint committee remains uninstalled.
A newspaper editorial published on 8 November called on Brazil's Supreme Federal Court to uphold Provisional Measure 1.394/2026, which ended regulated online betting. The editorial cited R$144 billion allegedly diverted from retail to betting over two years; a commentary challenging that figure put regulated-market gross gaming revenue at R$56.97 billion over 18 months, using Ministry of Finance figures for 2025 and the first half of 2026.