Massachusetts Sports Betting Handle Down in March 2026, But Revenue Increases

• The Massachusetts Gaming Commission reported slightly more than $699 million in sports betting handle for March 2026
• Total handle for the month is down when compared with March 2025, but tax revenues for the month are up
• The state collected nearly $44 million in tax revenues for the month

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Massachusetts sports betting action decreased in March 2026 when compared with last March 20265, but tax revenues increased by several million.

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission reported nearly $700 million in total sports betting handle for March, a decrease of more than $73 million from the March 2025 total sports betting handle figures.

However, total tax revenues increased by more than $3.3 million on the month.

March Madness Sees Less Handle, More Revenues

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission reported $699,050,433 in total handle for the month. Online sports betting accounted for the vast total of the handle, at $690.71 million on the month.

Action decreased by 9.5% from the March 2025 total handle figure of $772,454,574. While total handle decreased, total tax revenues increased in March 2026. The gaming commission reported $43,931,849 in total taxes collected, an increase of a little more than 8% compared with the March 2025 tax revenue total of $40,653,333

DraftKings maintained control of the Massachusetts sports betting market, reported $344.47 million in handle with $6.5 million contributed to the state in tax revenues. FanDuel reported $172.9 million in handle, with $3.7 million in taxes for the commonwealth.

Here are the March online sports betting totals for the commonwealth’s licensed operators.

To date, the commonwealth has collected approximately $430.4 million in tax revenues since sports betting launched on Jan. 31, 2023.

Licensing Process Now Open

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission recently opened its licensing process to new interesting sports betting operators. The commission opened its licensing window on Thursday, April 16, and will accept license applications until May 15, 2026.

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission unanimously approved reopening its sports betting licensing process after receiving interest from bet365 in applying for one of its available online sports betting licenses.

Justin Stempeck, chief deputy general counsel of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, reported sports betting operator bet365 has contacted the commission regarding interest in applying for one of its available untethered category 3 online sports betting licenses.

Currently, FanDuel, DraftKings, and BallyBet all hold these types of licenses in the commonwealth, which allows the operator to offer online sports betting without being tethered to a brick-and-mortar casino. Massachusetts sports betting law allows for eight untethered category 3 licenses to be operational, meaning four licenses are currently unoccupied.

The commission unanimously voted to reopen the sports betting licensing process to see if any sports betting operators, not just bet365, are interested in the available licenses in the state.

Massachusetts has the following available licenses:

• Category 1 retail sports betting at a casino: One available
• Category 2 retail sports betting at a racing facility: Three available
• Category 3 online sports betting tethered to a racing facility: Three available
• Category 3 online sports betting tethered to a casino: Two available
• Category 3 online sports betting untethered: Four available