The Massachusetts Gaming Commission scheduled a remote public meeting for 8 October 2026. Its agenda includes discussion of a prohibited-persons regulation, community mitigation guidelines and a year-end 2025 sports wagering financial review, followed by an executive session on operator reports.
The agenda includes a regulator review of sports wagering finances and reports from major operators.
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The Massachusetts Gaming Commission published its September 2026 casino and sports wagering revenue figures on 21 October 2026, according to its press release listing. The commission issued the data as a PDF release. The listing also shows monthly revenue releases for earlier months of 2026.
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission released its September 2026 casino and sports wagering revenue figures in a PDF press release dated 21 October 2026, according to the commission's press release listing. The release is titled "The Massachusetts Gaming Commission Releases September 2026 Casino and Sports Wagering Revenue". The listing does not give the revenue amounts contained in the release.
Colorado sports wagering fell 7% in August to $388.1 million, reportedly dropping below $400 million for the first time in 2026.
Maryland sports wagering contributed $9,096,266 to the state in September 2026, including $6,888,242 for the Blueprint Fund and $2,208,024 for the General Fund. Players wagered $652,200,900 and received $593,746,515 in prizes; operators held 9.0% of the handle.
It was reported that the Tax Law Center published an analysis on 1 October arguing that US sports prediction contracts qualify as wagers for federal taxation. Its interpretation would bring these contracts within gambling provisions covering excise taxes, winnings and loss deductions. The analysis calls for IRS clarification to reduce uncertainty.
An analysis from the Tax Law Center, dated Oct. 1, examines whether contracts tied to sporting events on venues like Kalshi belong within the federal rules that govern gambling. The center's position is that such contracts amount to wagers for federal tax purposes.
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission announced casino revenue for August 2026 in a press release. The announcement also covers sports wagering revenue for the month.