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.
Combined online and retail handle helps operators and regulators assess betting activity in Washington, DC.
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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.
WSGC announced tentative Class III compact amendments for the Spokane and Chehalis tribes on 17 September 2026. The proposals would allow wagers on in-state college sports but prohibit bets concerning individual performances, in-game decisions and officiating decisions. The commission said the amendments would also bar individuals convicted of threats against officials, coaches or participants.
Amendments to Class III gaming compacts for the Spokane Tribe of Indians and the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation are the subject of tentative agreements announced by the Washington State Gambling Commission (WSGC) on September 17, 2026. Under the amendments, in-state collegiate wagers would be added as permissible wagers, and restrictions would apply to certain bets and to certain bettors.
Kalshi has asked a Washington State Superior Court to reconsider a preliminary injunction covering its sports event contracts. The request cites new legal developments, but the available report gives no further details.
Kalshi began taking sports and political markets offline in Washington State. The outlet linked the sports shutdown to a court order.
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.