The combined casino and sports betting revenue from Massachussetts’ gaming industry nearly topped $160 million for June 2025.
The state’s three commercial casinos earned approximately $97.68 million in Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) with the remainder of the $159.73 million being generated from wagering on sports.
Sports betting was only launched in the state in early 2023 and contributed $62.05 million to June’s results in Taxable Sports Wagering Revenue (TSWR) across mobile and online sportsbook operators.
Casino revenue increased year-on-year
The $97.68 million GGR generated by the state’s three casinos, Encore Boston Harbour (EBH), MGM Springfield (MGM), and Plainridge Park Casino (PPC) was an increase of approximately 1.7 per cent on the $96.1 million recorded in June last year.
Of that total Encore Boston Harbour was the main driver with $60.2 million, nearly 62 per cent of the total casino revenue, although it was fractionally down on last year (0.2 per cent).
MGM Springfield enjoyed a 4.1% rise in GGR year-on-year, contributing $22.8 million.
Plainridge Park Casino enjoyed the strongest annual growth, increasing revenue by 5.1 per cent, posting $14.6 million for June 2025.
The big hitters, EBH and MGM, are classed as Category 1 resort-based casinos and as such they are taxed at 25 per cent, with the proceeds going towards various Massachusetts state funds.
PPC has been rated as Category 2 as it is a slots-only facility and as a result it pays 49 per cent of its GGR in taxes.
From those taxed funds collected, a hefty 82 per cent is put towards supporting Local Aid while the remaining 18 per cent is earmarked for the Tace Horse Development Fund.
Looking a the three casinos together, they have generated a combined 2.132 billion in taxes and assessments since their respective openings.
Who Are The Sports Betting Outlets In Massachusetts?
Since the arrival of sports betting, Massachusetts has collected around $306.47 million in total taxes and assessments from activity involving sports wagering.
The category 1 operators are the state’s three casinos, EBH, MGM and PPC, who have retail sportsbooks which are taxed at 15% of TSWR.
There are seven mobile sports betting operators, Bally Bet, BetMGM, Caesars Sportsbook, DraftKings, ESPNBet, Fanatics Betting & Gaming, and FanDuel, who are all classed as Category 3 and taxed at 20%.
This tax revenue from sports betting is distributed among several state programs across Massachusetts.
The main beneficiary is the state’s General Fund which receives 45%, while 27.5% is allocated to the Gaming Local Aid Fund.
A further 17.5% is placed with the Workforce Investment Trust Fund, 9% to the Public Health Trust Fund, and 1% to the Youth Development and Achievement Fund.
Jim Munro is a betting industry and gambling expert who has been a national newspaper journalist for over 30 years, predominantly at The Sunday Times and The Sun, where he wrote a weekly soccer betting column. Jim also worked on the launch of Virgin Bet with Gamesys and was subsequently head of editorial at LiveScore, the sports media and betting group.
