All About Kansas Sports Betting Handle And Revenue

The experts at BetKansas.com have assembled this guide to explain what we mean when we talk about Kansas sports betting revenue and sportsbook handle that the state reports each month.

There is an active market with many online or mobile operators as well as a growing number of retail sports wagering options at brick-and-mortar casinos in the Sunflower State.

When reports refer to handle, that means the total money wagered each month on sports in the state. In Kansas, hundreds of millions of dollars monthly are bet on sporting events. From the time legal sports betting launched in September 2022 in Kansas, legal, regulated sports bets were placed with both online sportsbooks as well as in person at one of four physical casinos.

The vast majority of sports wagers are placed online by customers using Kansas sportsbook apps.

The Kansas online gambling revenue on sports refers to the amount that operators have left after they pay out winning bets. From there, bookmakers pay 10% tax to the state on the adjusted gross revenue.

Kansas Sports Betting, October vs. September

Kansas Sports Betting Handle and Revenue: October 2024

The 0th month of the calendar year delivered historic returns for sports betting operators in Kansas, with a new state record for total handle ($275,916,403) and mobile handle ($266,311,214), according to Kansas Lottery figures reported on Nov. 14.

Overall, Kansas sports betting saw the state’s total handle grow by 10.9% month-over-month from $248,870,846 in September. That surpassed the mark $275,916,403, set in November 2023. Likewise, mobile handle (or wagers accepted) statewide grew 11% in a month-over-month comparison with September – and broke a record ($251,696,146) that had stood since November 2023 in the Sunflower State.

As far as wagering revenues were concerned, October delivered dismal results. Sports wagering brought in $4,983,554 for total revenue in October, down 72.8% from $18,313,863 in the previous month. Mobile revenue declined 73.6%, from $17,587,733 in September to $4,645,482 last month.

That plummet in sports betting revenue in the Sunflower State meant a parallel drop in wagering tax dollars in October, which were off by 72.8% from $1,831,387 in September to $498,355 overall in October.

Kansas DraftKings Sportsbook again dominated the marketplace among operators, with a handle of $122,789,039 for October. That was well ahead of FanDuel Sportsbook ($84,979,192), BetMGM ($22,955,427), ESPN BET ($12,460,732), Caesars Sportsbook ($11,961,109) and Fanatics Sportsbook ($11,165,715).

Kansas Mobile Sports Betting History