Cracking down on illegal sportsbooks in Tennessee youtu.be/YRR9h7RHFtU?si=ETYr… via @YouTube
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*Taxable handle for the last 2 mos was $1.3B, the largest handle TN has seen in a 2-mo period since going live.
*Gross handle FY to date is $2.5B.
*Nov ‘25’s priv tax was 8.6% ahead of Nov'24.
*FY to date, the priv tax is 11.3% ahead of this time last year.
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Another October, more records broken.
Oct'24 - 1st month TN sports wagering priv taxes passed $10M for a month
Oct'25 - 1st month TN sports wagering priv taxes passed $12M for a month
Gross wagers for Oct '25 totaled $658M - the 1st time ever gross wagers >$600M in a month
*TN collects >$10M in privilege taxes in a single month a month earlier than in the previous fiscal year. Oct '24 was the 1st month this happened in FY25
*Gross handle in Sept '25 is 8% more than Sept '24
*For FY26, wagering activity in TN is 8.8% more than this time in FY25
Blazesoft's Sportzino exits Tennessee after cease-and-desist order
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We're not saying that whenever fantasy sports comes up in the office, someone dusts off the opening bars of the @MariahCarey "Fantasy" hit.
We're also not not saying it.
Daily Fantasy Sports in TN: What to know when you bet wkrn.com/special-reports/dai…
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ICYMI: How to play by the rules when betting on sports in Tennessee from @WKRN and @HayleyWielgus
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Aug '25 Sports Gaming Report below. Items of note:
-Gross Handle for Aug '25 was $31M more than Aug '24
-Privilege taxes for Aug '25 were 9.1% more than Aug '24
-After the first 2 mos of FY 26, there has been a 9.5% increase in collections compared to the same time last year
Tennessee Sports Wagering Council retweeted
Daily Fantasy Sports in Tennessee: What to know when you bet wkrn.com/special-reports/dai…
Thanks to @WKRN for the opportunity to talk about our work!
Meet the people enforcing Tennessee's rule book for online sports betting wkrn.com/special-reports/tn-…
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July is typically the low month of the year, and that holds true for July 2025. Though July 2025 is still 10 percent ahead of July 2024 re: wagering activity.
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This is another positive step toward eradicating illegal offshore sportsbooks from Tennessee.
Thank you to @AGTennessee and everyone in that office for their work on this.
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-June 2025's gross handle is 2.5% more than the same month last year.
-June's gross handle took wagering activity in FY25 over the $5.5B mark.
-June's privilege taxes assessed on licensed sportsbooks took TN above $100M in a fiscal year for the first time since legalization.
May's Gaming Report -
Privilege taxes collected for FY25 (through May) are $96.9M, so with one month to go in the fiscal year the State is likely to collect >$100M in privilege taxes for all of FY25.
The State collected $87.6M from licensed sportsbooks in FY24.
The April Gaming Report items of note:
*$1B wagered w/ licensed books in TN during March & April combined
*Privilege tax thru 4/30 in FY24-25 is $88.9M, surpassing FY23-24's total of $87.6M
*$4.8B wagered w/ TN licensed books 7/1/24-4/30/25
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We issued $50K in fines to unlicensed offshore sportsbook Xbet for operating illegally in TN.
Xbet is the 4th illegal operation fined as we continue our work to shut down illegal sportsbook operators here.
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SWC issues $100,000 in fines to two illegal offshore sportsbooks.
Bettors with BetUS and MyBookie are encouraged to withdraw funds now.
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And now for the March sports gaming numbers --
*The March spike continues to hold true.
*March posted the 3rd highest gross handle of the fiscal year.
*Monthly privilege tax collections from licensed sportsbooks return to >$10M level.
#sports #sportsbetting #Tennessee
PSA for future surrender cobras out there: if you choose to bet w/ an illegal sportsbook, don't be shocked if your personal & financial information is stolen.
Go to tn.gov/swac for licensed sportsbooks in TN. #sports #sportsbetting #Tennessee
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