The Oregon Lottery reported that sports betting handle rose 20% year on year in August to $72.4 million.
The reported increase gives operators and suppliers a measure of sports betting activity in Oregon.
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Illinois sportsbooks reported $1.03bn in handle for August, unchanged from a year earlier. The report does not identify the reporting authority or provide further figures in the available text.
Illinois sportsbooks reported $1.03bn in handle for August, unchanged from a year earlier.
North Carolina sports betting handle rose 5% year on year to $718.2 million in September, reportedly reaching its highest level in six months.
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.
Louisiana sports betting handle rose 1% in September to $405.1m, according to the report. The figure was the state’s highest monthly total so far in 2026.