All About Kansas Sports Betting Handle And Revenue
The experts at BetKansas.com have assembled this guide to explain what we mean when we talk about Kansas sports betting revenue and sportsbook handle that the state reports each month.
There is an active market with many online or mobile operators as well as a growing number of retail sports wagering options at brick-and-mortar casinos in the Sunflower State.
When reports refer to handle, that means the total money wagered each month on sports in the state. In Kansas, hundreds of millions of dollars monthly are bet on sporting events. From the time legal sports betting launched in September 2022 in Kansas, legal, regulated sports bets were placed with both online sportsbooks as well as in person at one of four physical casinos.
The vast majority of sports wagers are placed online by customers using Kansas sportsbook apps.
The Kansas online gambling revenue on sports refers to the amount that operators have left after they pay out winning bets. From there, bookmakers pay 10% tax to the state on the adjusted gross revenue.
Kansas Sports Betting, February vs. January
| Total handle | Mobile Handle | Revenue (GGR) |
February | $216.187M | $209.583M | $23.940M |
January | $301.838M | $293.211M | $16.158M |
Change | Down 28.4% | Down 28.5% | Up 48.2% |
As is typical in February, Kansas sportsbooks saw a drop in handle for February compared to January.
But what was different about this February, compared to the past two, was that the revenue soared, according to figures that the Kansas Lottery posted on March 13. For that, Kansas sports betting operators can mostly thank the Philadelphia Eagles.
The handle, or amount wagered, at the six Kansas sports betting outlets combined in February was $216,186,513 in February, down 28.4% from January’s state record of $301,837,633. Mobile betting figures were similar in a month-over-month comparison, declining 28.5% from January’s $293,210,681 to $209,583,430 for the second month of 2025.
However, sports betting revenue was $23,940,145 in February, spiking up 48.2% from January’s $16,158,362. It was the second-best revenue month in Kansas sports betting history, behind only the $25,527,777 from November 2024.
A comparison to the previous two Februarys tells its own story. This year’s revenue was nearly eight times higher than February 2024 ($3.054 million) and a mind-boggling 667 times more than the paltry $35,916 that Kansas sportsbooks claimed for revenue in February 2023.
The big reason? Chiefs Kingdom gave up its crown. As opposed to the previous two years, when Chiefs bettors cashed winning Super Bowl tickets, last month’s Super Bowl didn’t go as well with Kansas City losing to Philly, 40-22, in Super Bowl 59.
The state share of total sports betting taxes also rose 48.2%, from $1,615,836 in January to $2,394,015 in February.
The leading operator for February handle was DraftKings Kansas Sportsbook at $88,843,944, followed by FanDuel’s $67,197,769, BetMGM at $19,814,065, Fanatics at $15,092,987, Caesars at $10,529,243 and ESPN BET’s $8,105,421.
Kansas Mobile Sports Betting History
Kansas Sports Betting Handle and Revenue FAQs
In 2024, Kansas sportsbooks took in $2,546,011,854, up 20% from 2023's total of $2,121,564,412. The first full year of mobile wagering in the state was 2023. In 2022, the total handle was $718,777,213 for the first four months of operation in the state after Kansas launched on Sept. 1.
The Kansas Lottery has released monthly wagering reports on the same day that the agency’s commission meets each month. That's usually within two weeks of the previous month ending.
Kansas tax revenue from sports betting largely goes towards a fund to attract major league sports teams, including the Kansas City Chiefs to come to the state. The remainder goes toward the state’s general fund, benefiting anything from public education to infrastructure projects.
Mobile sports betting handle refers to the amount of money wagered on mobile or online apps, using phones, laptops or other online devices. Customers can often take advantage of Kansas sports betting promo codes when using these online operators. In Kansas, sports betting is done either at a retail location (at one of the four state-owned casinos) or on one of the six licensed online sportsbooks in the state (Barstool Sportsbook, BetMGM Sportsbook, Caesars Sportsbook, DraftKings Sportsbook, FanDuel Sportsbook and ESPN BET Kansas).
Handle is the terms used to refer to the amount of money wagered in a month. If a handle is reported as $350 million, that means that the operators in the state combined to accept that much money from people betting on sports. Revenue refers to what’s left over after winning bets are paid out; Kansas gaming revenue on sports is taxed based on the amount of adjusted gross revenue each month. In 2024, Kansas sportsbooks accounted for more than $127 million in revenue from sports betting.
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