Vermont generated $235m in sports betting handle in 2025, according to a published market tracker. The tracker says DraftKings, FanDuel and Fanatics Sportsbook were selected to operate online platforms at the January 2024 launch; September 2025 was the latest reported month.
Vermont’s handle helps operators assess activity in a market served by three selected online platforms.
Quarter ended 30 September 2026
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Caesars Sportsbook reported record soccer betting activity after the US beat Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-0 at the World Cup. The operator said the match generated its highest soccer handle, most wagers on a soccer event and most unique customers for the book; 91% of match-betting handle backed the US.
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.
A Quaest poll found that 16% of respondents who were optimistic about Brazil's future cited regulation of betting and social media as a source of hope under President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. That group represented 44% of respondents, making the combined issue about 7% of the full sample; the poll did not separate betting from social-media regulation. The survey interviewed 2,004 people from 30 October to 2 November.
Brazilian political analyst Jussara Soares and Arko Advice vice-president Cristiano Noronha forecast that Congress will approve Provisional Measure 1.394/2026, which bans fixed-odds betting and online games. Noronha said approval could include a transition period; the measure enters urgent procedure on 9 November while its joint committee remains uninstalled.
A newspaper editorial published on 8 November called on Brazil's Supreme Federal Court to uphold Provisional Measure 1.394/2026, which ended regulated online betting. The editorial cited R$144 billion allegedly diverted from retail to betting over two years; a commentary challenging that figure put regulated-market gross gaming revenue at R$56.97 billion over 18 months, using Ministry of Finance figures for 2025 and the first half of 2026.