- Wyoming sportsbooks took $23.4 million in bets in September, down 14.2%, but taxes climbed 40.2% to $146,687.
- Promotional payouts fell 32.4%, leaving more revenue to tax.
- DraftKings’ $4.7 million drop was larger than the state’s entire decline.
CASPER, Wyo. – Wyoming bettors wagered less in September, but the state collected 40% more from them. The Wyoming Gaming Commission’s September wagering activity report shows online sportsbooks took $23.4 million in bets, down 14.2% from September 2025. Yet taxes climbed 40.2% to $146,687.
The difference came from promotions.
Sportsbooks cut non-cash payouts like free bets 32.4%, from $1.16 million to $780,786. That left $1.47 million in taxable revenue, up from $1.05 million, with Wyoming sports betting taxed at 10%. Gross gaming revenue also rose 5.6% to $2.45 million as hold climbed from 8.5% to 10.5%.
The handle drop comes with an asterisk, as the NFL calendar gave September three Sundays compared to four last year. Still, September was up 49% from August and was Wyoming’s second-best month of 2026 behind March.
DraftKings accounts for the entire decline. Its bets fell 29.8% from $15.8 million to $11.1 million, a $4.7 million drop that’s larger than the state’s $3.9 million slide. Its market share fell from 57.8% to 47.3%, while the rest of the market grew by $808,000 combined:
- FanDuel: $6.5 million (+7.9%)
- BetMGM: $3.1 million (-4.7%)
- Fanatics: $1.8 million (+13.1%)
- Caesars: $903,344 (+42.2%)
Even with fewer bets, DraftKings’ revenue held at $1.32 million, and FanDuel nearly doubled its tax payment to $30,180. Fanatics, meanwhile, paid just $279 in taxes on $1.8 million in bets after deductions cut its taxable revenue to $2,786.
Through nine months, legal sports betting in Wyoming is up 9% to $177.4 million. But it’s still a small piece of the state’s gaming market, as historic horse racing machines took $240 million in September alone – more than 10 times what was bet on sports. Even with fewer bets, DraftKings’ revenue held at $1.32 million, and FanDuel nearly doubled its tax payment to $30,180. Fanatics, meanwhile, paid just $279 in taxes on $1.8 million in
