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Massachusetts Sets New Sports Betting Revenue Record

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By Robert Linnehan in Sports Betting News

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  • Another month, another new Massachusetts sports betting revenue record
  • The Massachusetts Gaming Commission reported $98.4 million in taxable gaming revenue
  • It broke the previous record set in November

Another month, another Massachusetts sports betting revenue record.

Just one month after setting an all-time revenue mark in the commonwealth, Massachusetts set a new monthly revenue record of $98.4 million in December. This led to nearly $20 million in total tax revenues for the month.

Massachusetts sports betting customers wagered more than $845.2 million for the month.

Revenue Up, Handle Down in December

While the state set a new revenue record for December, total handle actually decreased by nearly $69 million compared with November’s $914.6 million sports betting handle total.

Both handle and revenue totals increased in December 2025 when compared with its December 2024 totals. The December 2025 handle total of $845.2 million was an increase of 7.2% compared with the December 2024 handle total of $788,340,995. Additionally, the December 2025 revenue total of $98.4 million was an increase of more than 71% compared with the December 2024 revenue total of $57,512,913.

The commonwealth brought in $19,627,172 in tax revenue for the month.

Over the last three months, Massachusetts sports betting patrons have placed $2,652,119,532 in wagers.

DraftKings Yet Again Tops in State

DraftKings notched another dominant month in Massachusetts, reporting more than $447.53 million in total handle and $53.4 million in taxable gaming revenues. Its totals doubled the closest operator, FanDuel, which reported $202.2 million in handle and $25.58 million in taxable revenues.

Fanatics Sportsbook maintained its spot on the Massachusetts pedestal, notching $79.1 million in total handle and $8.2 million in taxable gaming revenue for the month.

theScore Bet, formerly ESPN BET, reported $24.09 million in handle and $2.3 million in taxable gaming revenue during its first month of operation in Massachusetts. ESPN BET rebranded to theScore Bet on Dec. 1, 2025. 

Here are the licensed sports betting operator totals in Massachusetts for December:

Sports Betting OperatorTotal HandleTaxable Gaming RevenueTotal Tax Revenues
DraftKings$447,539,434$54,544,205$10,688,184
FanDuel$202,224,822$25,589,994$5,117,998
Fanatics Sportsbook$79,197,450$8,266,686$1,653,337
BetMGM$50,444,593$5,508,187$1,101,637
Caesars Sportsbook$25,471,013$1,596,660$319,332
theScore Bet$24,092,077$2,344,651$468,930
Bally Bet$4,616,630$397,137$79,427
Robert Linnehan
Robert Linnehan

Regulatory Writer and Editor

Robert Linnehan covers all regulatory developments in online gambling and sports betting. He specializes in U.S. sports betting news along with casino regulation news as one of the most trusted sources in the country.

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