North Carolina’s State Lottery Commission reported that sports betting handle reached $526 million in February 2025, down 16% from January and the lowest monthly total since August 2024. The state collected just over $10 million in betting tax revenue, while gross wagering revenue was $55.7 million.
Operators and the state can use the February figures to gauge wagering performance and betting tax receipts.
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New Jersey sportsbooks generated $846.4m in wagers in February, reportedly ending a run of monthly handles above $1bn. Sports betting revenue fell 10% year on year, according to the report.
South Dakota's commercial casinos recorded $106.3m in February handle, down 10.4% from $118.6m a year earlier, according to the South Dakota Commission on Gaming. Combined statistical win from slots, table games and sports wagering fell 6.8% to $10.5m, while sportsbook handle rose 5.4% to $733,611.
North Carolina sports betting handle rose 5% year on year to $718.2 million in September, reportedly reaching its highest level in six months.
North Carolina's sports betting handle reached $718.2 million in September, a rise of 5 per cent compared with the same month a year earlier. The month ranked as the state's strongest in half a year.
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.
Massachusetts’ online sports betting handle rose 2% to $5.92 billion in the first nine months of 2026, reportedly. The total fell in September, according to the report.