New York’s Gaming Commission reported $1.85bn in sports betting handle for March, excluding wagers accepted from 25 to 31 March because the revenue was recorded in April. Those wagers totalled $456.4m; including them would have put March handle at $2.31bn, above the previous state record of $2.12bn.
The fiscal accounting treatment shifts a week of wagers into April, changing reported monthly handle and revenue figures.
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New York sports bettors wagered more than $2.4bn in September, up 5% from September 2025, according to the New York State Gaming Commission. Handle for the first six months of the state's 2026/2027 fiscal year reached nearly $12.6bn, up 6.9% year on year, while sportsbook revenue fell 5.8% to $1.1bn. Prediction-market platforms dispute the gaming industry's claim that their trading diverts business from state-regulated sportsbooks.
New York sports bettors wagered more than $2.4bn in September, the New York State Gaming Commission reported. That was 5% more than in September 2025, an increase of nearly $114m in wagers.
New York recorded sports betting handle of $1,733,255,323 in August 2026, a 15.3% annual decline. Revenue decreased 5.2% to $168,863,633 as hold rose to 9.74%. New York represented 76% of combined handle across the five states covered in the initial reporting.
New York recorded sports betting handle of $1,733,255,323 in August 2026, a 15.3% decline from $2,047,456,610 a year earlier, according to figures from the first batch of state reports for the month. Revenue fell 5.2% to $168,863,633 as hold rose to 9.74% from 8.70% in August 2025.
Mississippi sports betting handle was $25.7 million in March, down 25% year on year, reportedly. Bets for the quarter fell below $85 million.
New York's mobile sports wagering handle increased 6% in February to $2.09bn, while FanDuel and DraftKings reported declines, according to the available report text.
North Carolina bettors wagered a record $685 million in March, according to the North Carolina Lottery Commission’s latest report. Gross wagering revenue was $38.1 million, down 42.7% year on year, while the state collected approximately $6.9 million in tax revenue. The report did not provide performance figures for individual operators.