North Carolina’s sports betting market generated $14.4 million in tax payments in January, according to figures attributed to the North Carolina State Lottery Commission. The report said this was the fifth consecutive month with tax payments above $12 million and that the state levies an 18% tax on gross wagering revenue.
The figures give operators and regulators an update on the market’s activity and tax contribution.
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Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission said casinos and sports betting operators generated $331.3m in state taxes in fiscal 2026. Casino revenue reached $1.70bn, while sports wagering revenue increased 18.46% to $284.45m.
Atlantic City’s casino industry generated $1.1bn in taxes and fees in 2025, according to a report by Stockton University’s Lloyd D. Levenson Institute of Gaming, Hospitality & Tourism and the Casino Association of New Jersey. The report said the total rose 24.8% from 2024 and included a record $661.7m contribution to New Jersey’s Casino Revenue Fund in fiscal 2025.
Arkansas’s three casinos generated $116 million in tax revenue in 2025, according to data from the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration. The total was 5.4% higher than in 2024, while sports betting handle rose by almost $100 million to $655 million.
North Carolina's $34bn budget, signed by Governor Josh Stein in July, includes a 6% tax on prediction market operators' net trading fee revenue, citing WFAE. The tax takes effect in January and is expected to raise about $1m in the 2026-27 fiscal year. The measure adds to debate over election-related contracts on platforms such as Kalshi and Polymarket.
According to, citing WFAE, North Carolina's new spending plan imposes a 6% levy on the net trading fee revenue of prediction market operators. The measure takes effect in January.
Licensed online betting platforms in Brazil generated about BRL 1.5 billion in federal tax revenue in January 2026, reportedly representing 0.5% of total federal revenue for the month. The report identifies the Secretariat of Prizes and Betting as the licensing and oversight authority and says Congress continues to debate land-based casinos and bingo halls.