Iowa generated $2.84bn 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 Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission as regulator.
Combined online and retail handle helps operators and regulators assess betting activity under Iowa’s regulatory oversight.
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Washington, DC’s sports betting handle reached $855.5m in 2025, according to the tracker. It reports combined online and retail figures and lists September 2025 as the latest reported month.
Caesars Sportsbook reported record soccer betting activity after the US beat Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-0 at the World Cup. The operator said the match generated its highest soccer handle, most wagers on a soccer event and most unique customers for the book; 91% of match-betting handle backed the US.
Iowa sports wagering revenue rose 55.98% year on year to $24.57m in March 2026, while casino revenue fell 2.07% to $151.53m, according to figures provided to the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission. The month included the full opening of Bally's Marquette landside casino, which posted an 83.8% revenue increase.
Illinois, Iowa and Tennessee had developments concerning proposed sports betting and igaming legislation, according to a media report. The report also noted further opposition to sweepstakes businesses but did not specify the measures or their status.
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.