Massachusetts betting handle tops $800 million to set state record in September

Last month’s handle narrowly beat the state’s prior high of $788.3 million, set in January 2025.

Sportsbook customers in Massachusetts spent $800.3 million betting on sports in September, the highest monthly amount in the history of the state’s regulated market.

September’s handle beat the prior record of $788.3 million, set in January this year, by 1.5%. It was also 46.8% ahead of August and surpassed September last year by 17.9%.

Data from the Massachusetts Gaming Commission showed consumers spent $789.4 million betting online, with this alone enough to beat the previous record. A further $10.9 million was wagered with retail sportsbooks.

As for taxable gaming revenue, this amounted to $52.3 million, well short of January’s record $96.4 million. This was also 6.3% short of August’s total and 28.8% behind last September.

Online betting drew $52 million in revenue, while retail contributed $386,917 to the total. In terms of hold, this reached 6.54% for the month.

DraftKings Massachusetts handle exceeds $400 million

Turning to operators, DraftKings remains the runaway online leader in Massachusetts. It took $26.1 million in revenue off a $409.6 million handle for a hold of 6.37%.

Flutter-owned FanDuel was again second with $15.9 million from $192.6 million, resulting in an 8.26% hold. BetMGM took third with $4.1 million off $51.4 million for a 7.98% hold.

Fanatics followed in revenue despite having a substantially higher handle than BetMGM. In September, it posted $3.1 million in revenue from $83.2 million in bets, meaning a hold of 3.73%. Next came ESPN with $1.4 million off $24 million, leaving a 5.83% hold.

Caesars posted $1.1 million in revenue from $24.6 million in bets for a 4.47% hold. Bally Bet again rounded out the market, posting $261,101 off a handle of $4.1 million for a monthly hold of 6.38%.

As for the retail sector, Encore Boston Harbor led the way with $221,492 off $5.1 million for a 4.34% hold. Plainridge Park Casino followed with $165,425 from $4.8 million, leaving hold of 3.43%. MGM Springfield did not post any revenue despite taking $986,967 in wagers.

Casino revenue tops $95.7 million in September

The state’s regulator also published figures on casino gaming across the three properties in the state. In total, monthly revenue hit $95.7 million, down 8.9% from August but 3.9% ahead of September 2024.

Slots accounted for $67.6 million of all casino gross gaming revenue for the month, while table games generated $28.2 million.

Encore Boston Harbor also claimed top spot within this sector with $59.1 million in revenue. MGM followed with $22.3 million, then Plainridge Park with $14.3 million.

As for tax, the total collected by the state from all gambling during September was $37.8 million. Of this, $10.4 million came from sports betting and $27.4 million casino gaming.