All About Kansas Handle and Revenue From Sports Betting
The experts at BetKansas.com have assembled this guide to explain what we mean when we talk about betting revenue and sportsbook handle that the state reports each month.
The Kansas sports betting market is active with several online and retail 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, April vs. March
| Total handle | Mobile Handle | Revenue (GGR) |
April | $180.246M | $177.702M | $14.454M |
March | $232.226M | $228.092M | $13.386M |
Change | Down 22.4% | Down 22.1% | Up 8.0% |
The post–March Madness hangover hit Kansas sportsbooks in April, though revenue told a different story.
April’s total sports betting handle in Kansas was $180,246,274, down 22.4% from March ($232,226,281), according to figures that the Kansas Lottery posted in May. That amount of total wagers accepted was down approximately 13.7% from April 2025 ($208.8 million) in a year-on-year comparison.
Kansas’ mobile sports betting handle was $177,701,941 for April 2026, a 22.1% decline from $228,092,079 in March in a month-over-month comparison.
As for total sports betting revenue and taxes, the reverse trend held true: Figures rose compared to March despite the drop in handle.
April’s total revenue in Kansas was $14,453,792, an 8.0% increase from $13,386,365 in March and up approximately 9.5% from the $13.2 million figure one year earlier. Revenue derived from mobile sports betting rose 9.1%, from $12,964,884 in March to $14,149,402 in April. Operators posted a strong 8.0% hold rate on total wagers, up from 5.8% in March, suggesting that the post–March Madness calendar favored the house.
That rise in wagering revenue from March meant that Kansas’ total sports betting taxes (or the state share) was up 8.0% from March ($1,338,636) to April ($1,445,379). Taxes from mobile sports betting finished April at $1,414,940, up 9.1% from March ($1,296,488).
Notable in the April report: bet365 posted $13,653,418 in online handle but reported $0 in revenue and $0 in state tax, indicating that promotional credits and free-bet deductions fully offset the operator’s gross gaming revenue for the month.
The top provider for mobile handle in April was DraftKings Kansas Sportsbook ($69,539,862), which has taken the most bets in all 42 months since the state launched its market. The other operators in handle were: FanDuel ($53,306,242), Fanatics ($16,951,728), bet365 ($13,653,418), BetMGM ($12,542,827), Caesars ($7,861,617) and theScore ($3,846,247).
Monthly Betting History for Kansas
Sports Betting Handle and Revenue FAQs for Kansas
In 2025, Kansas sportsbooks accepted $2,851,455,014 in wagers, a 12% increase over 2024, when the handle was $2,546,011,854. The first full year of mobile wagering in the state was 2023.
The Kansas Lottery has released monthly wagering reports on the same day that the agency’s commission meets each month. That's usually within two weeks of the previous month ending.
Kansas tax revenue from sports betting largely goes towards a fund to attract major league sports teams, including the Kansas City Chiefs to come to the state. The remainder goes toward the state’s general fund, benefiting anything from public education to infrastructure projects.
Mobile sports betting handle refers to the amount of money wagered using apps or online betting sites.
Handle is the term used to refer to the amount of money wagered. If a handle is reported as $350 million, that means that the operators in the state combined to accept that much money from people betting on sports. Revenue refers to what’s left over after winning bets are paid out; Kansas gaming revenue on sports is taxed based on the amount of adjusted gross revenue each month. In 2025, sportsbooks accounted for more than $193.5 million in revenue from sports betting.
Author
Thomas Leary is a news editor and writer for BetKansas.com. He previously worked at Sports Business Journal for over 6 years, where he helped identify emerging sectors across sports business, such as legalized gambling, and helped launch the publication’s digital newsletter division.
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