HHR Machines and Sportsbook Apps Fueled $1.2M in June Wyoming Taxes

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In June 2025, Wyoming bettors continued to fuel a diverse gaming landscape, from historic horse-racing machines in Green River to sports betting apps. The Wyoming Gaming Commission’s latest Wagering Activity Report reveals who’s playing, where the money is going, and how much of it landed in state coffers.

1. Overall Handle & State Take

  • Total State Tax & Fees Collected:
    Summing each category’s state share, Wyoming pulled in $1,224,575.12 in excise taxes and fees for June 2025. (Live Racing + Simulcast + Historic Racing + Advanced Deposit + Skill-Games + Online Sportsbooks)
  • All-In Handle Highlights:
    • Historic Horse Racing dominated with a staggering $198.35 million wagered.
    • Online Sports Wagering followed at $14.31 million.
    • Skill-Based Amusement Games generated $12.33 million in revenue (not “handle,” but gross receipts).
    • Traditional horse tracks (live + simulcast) combined for under $1 million in handle.

2. Horse Racing Revenue Breakdown

Horse Racing (Live, Simulcast & Historic)

CategoryHandleState Share
Live Racing$428,409.30$6,426.14
Simulcast$452,595.60$6,788.94
Historic Machines$198,351,132.25$495,877.83

Historic horse-racing machines continue to outpace on-track betting by three orders of magnitude, delivering nearly half-a-million dollars to Wyoming each month.

Advanced Deposit Wagering (Off-Track)

  • Total Wagers: $518,423.10
  • Tax Due: $15,552.69
  • State Fees: $777.63

Small but steady, off-track “advance deposit” markets chipped in roughly $16,300 toward state road repairs and public services.

Skill-Based Amusement Games

  • Gross Revenue: $12,333,742.94
  • Tax Due (20%): $560,794.31

From arcade-style contests to redemption games, skill-based vendors are a reliable revenue engine—bringing in over half-a-million dollars for Wyoming in June alone.

Online Sports Betting Revenue

OperatorHandleTax Due
BetMGM$2,490,318.24$33,345.32
Caesars$620,369.21$10,488.41
DraftKings$6,531,586.47$68,039.74
Fanatics$1,324,198.53$10,664.71
FanDuel$3,345,532.94$31,372.09
Total$14,312,005.39$153,910.27

DraftKings remains king of the hill with nearly $6.5 million in wagers, but FanDuel and BetMGM aren’t far behind. Together, online sportsbooks contributed roughly $154K in excise taxes this month.


3. June vs. Q1 2025: A Tale of Two Quarters

In Q1 2025, Wyoming’s five online books recorded $63.04 million in wagers and generated $361,711 in tax revenue for the quarter.

  • Monthly Average (Q1):
    • Handle: $21.01 million
    • Tax Revenue: $120,570
  • June 2025:
    • Handle: $14.31 million (−32% vs. Q1 average)
    • Tax Revenue: $153,910 (+28% vs. Q1 average)

Even with a summer slump in total bets, the state collected more per dollar wagered—proof that the “house edge” (and tax structure) held firm.

Source Data: June 2025 WY Gaming Report

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