Arizona sports activities, occasions betting neared $600m in July, gaming officers say

PHOENIX – People in Arizona spent some huge cash in July on bets, in response to state gaming officers.

By the numbers:

Per a press release launched on Sept. 14, the Arizona Department of gaming mentioned about $599.5 million was wagered on sports activities and occasions in July.

“This figure represents an approximate 29.3% increase year-over-year when compared to July 2025,” learn a portion of the assertion.

In the identical assertion, state gaming officers say they collected about $4.9 million in privilege charges from occasion wagering in July.

“For fiscal year 2027 year-to-date, regulated event wagering and fantasy sports have generated approximately $8.1 million in privilege fees to the state – approximately $7.9 million from event wagering and $160,918 from fantasy sports,” learn a portion of the assertion.

Dig deeper:

Although the betting numbers from July look huge, information supplied by gaming officers present the July numbers truly mark the bottom variety of wagers made, when it comes to greenback quantity, because the begin of the 12 months:

Local perspective:

Per the Department of Gaming’s web site, Arizona regulation permits as much as 20 occasion wagering licenses within the state, with 10 reserved for state tribes.

The gaming division’s web site reveals 15 occasion wagering licensees, however three of them had been marked as having but to launch their operations in Arizona.

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