Virginia generated $7.65bn in sports betting handle in 2025, according to a published market tracker. The tracker identifies the Virginia Lottery as the regulator and September 2025 as the latest reported month.
The handle gives the Virginia Lottery and operators a measure of activity in the state’s sports betting market.
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Washington, DC’s sports betting handle reached $855.5m in 2025, according to the tracker. It reports combined online and retail figures and lists September 2025 as the latest reported month.
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.
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.