About how much in gaming taxes did the US commercial gaming industry generate in 2025?
Answer$18.1 billion, a record
States rely heavily on gaming tax revenue to fund public programs.
Source: American Gaming Association (2025) americangaming.org
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Bookie facts & stats
4 sourced facts about sports betting and bookmakers — legal and illegal, in the United States, each with the context behind the number. 4 more are in today's round and appear here after it closes.
Going deeper
About how much do Americans wager with illegal bookies and offshore sportsbooks in a year?
Answerabout $84 billion
That illegal market persists even as legal, regulated sports betting keeps expanding.
Source: American Gaming Association (2025) americangaming.org
Expert level
About how much did Americans legally wager on sports in a single recent quarter (Q2 2026)?
Answerabout $38.8 billion
That total, called the 'handle,' is the full amount bet, not the sportsbooks' revenue.
Source: American Gaming Association americangaming.org
About how much revenue did legal sportsbooks keep from that Q2 2026 betting handle?
Answerabout $3.9 billion
Sportsbooks only keep a small slice of the total amount wagered after paying out winning bets.
Source: American Gaming Association americangaming.org
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