Missouri’s first fiscal year of legal sports betting closed on June 30, 2026 with $2.32 billion in handle, 89.4 million individual bets, and $9.61 million in state tax revenue, according to the Missouri Gaming Commission’s fiscal year-to-date statistical report released July 15, 2026. The final figures crossed a symbolic threshold: state tax revenue now fully covers the $5 million annual minimum allocation to the Compulsive Gaming Prevention Fund set by Amendment 2.
Month-by-month figures (Fiscal Year 2026)
Missouri’s fiscal year runs July 1 through June 30, so FY2026 covers the first seven months of legal sports betting (launch was December 1, 2025). Per the Missouri Gaming Commission’s fiscal year-to-date statistical report:
| Month | Handle | Taxable AGR | Tax (10%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | $543.0 million | ($20.54 million) | $521,324 |
| January 2026 | $385.1 million | ($6.48 million) | $137,873 |
| February 2026 | $277.0 million | $10.53 million | $1,214,627 |
| March 2026 | $329.4 million | $20.99 million | $2,178,984 |
| April 2026 | $273.4 million | $20.53 million | $2,053,139 |
| May 2026 | $256.4 million | $21.26 million | $2,132,609 |
| June 2026 | $258.3 million | $13.67 million | $1,373,966 |
| FY2026 total | $2,322.6 million | $59.98 million | $9,612,522 |
December and January produced negative aggregate taxable AGR because operator promotional spending exceeded gross sports wagering revenue. Those negative balances carried forward against subsequent months under Missouri’s accounting rules.
The June 2026 slowdown
June 2026 handle held roughly steady with May at around $258 million — as expected, with NBA Finals wrapped and only the tail of the NHL playoffs to drive interest. However, taxable AGR dropped meaningfully from $21.3M in May to $13.7M in June, and monthly tax revenue fell from $2.13M to $1.37M.
Two operators drove most of the June decline:
- DraftKings taxable AGR fell from $9.02M (May) to $5.76M (June) — a $3.26M drop, reflecting lower hold on MLB-heavy summer volume.
- bet365 taxable AGR dropped from $1.37M to $567K as the Champions League final and closing NBA/NHL markets settled.
- Circa Sports posted its second consecutive month of negative AGR (-$65K in June, -$68K in May), meaning zero tax owed from Circa in June.
FanDuel was the exception in the opposite direction: taxable AGR rose slightly, but total handle fell sharply from $82.6M to $76.3M — a signal that FanDuel raised its hold percentage in June while some volume shifted elsewhere.
Operator breakdown for the full fiscal year
Total FY2026 tax revenue by mobile operator:
| Operator | FY26 Handle | FY26 Taxable AGR | FY26 Tax |
|---|---|---|---|
| DraftKings | $863.8 million | $18.51 million | $3,913,957 |
| FanDuel | $785.7 million | $24.29 million | $3,237,896 |
| bet365 | $201.9 million | $6.10 million | $768,759 |
| BetMGM | $154.7 million | $4.78 million | $477,672 |
| Fanatics Mobile | $152.5 million | ($2.54 million) | $268,852 |
| Caesars Mobile | $83.8 million | $3.98 million | $399,015 |
| Penn Sports Interactive (theScore Bet) | $38.3 million | $1.73 million | $173,216 |
| Circa Sports | $11.7 million | $369K | $50,272 |
Retail sportsbooks contributed another $30.2 million in handle and $322,883 in tax across eight locations.
Two takeaways from the operator-level data:
DraftKings paid the most tax at $3.91M despite FanDuel booking higher aggregate taxable AGR ($24.3M vs $18.5M). The reason: DraftKings’ promotional spend in December alone wiped out $17M of AGR, most of which carried against later months. Once carry-forwards cleared, DK paid tax on every subsequent month.
Fanatics Mobile remains net-negative on the fiscal year at -$2.54M taxable AGR, meaning the operator still has $2.54M in carry-forward to work through before contributing meaningful tax revenue. Fanatics’ first two taxable months were April and May 2026.
The Compulsive Gaming Prevention Fund threshold
Amendment 2 requires the first $5 million of annual sports wagering tax revenue to fund the Compulsive Gaming Prevention Fund. FY2026’s $9.61M in collected tax comfortably exceeds that threshold — leaving $4.61 million above the minimum for the fund and any additional allocations under the amendment.
This is a meaningful milestone. Through the first four months of the fiscal year, the state had collected only $3.6 million total, well short of the $5M threshold. April, May, and June collectively added $5.56M in tax revenue and pushed FY26 past the minimum for the first time.
What the FY2026 numbers mean
Two headline conclusions:
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Missouri exceeded most projected FY26 tax revenue estimates. Pre-launch estimates from Amendment 2 opponents landed in the $3-4M/month range (~$25-30M annually); proponents projected $100M+. The actual $9.6M in seven months annualizes to roughly $16-17M — meaningfully above opponents’ range but well below the aggressive proponent projections.
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The market has stabilized quickly. Monthly handle has settled into a $250-330M range depending on sports calendar. Monthly taxable AGR (excluding negative-carry months) is running $13-21M. That baseline should scale meaningfully once the NFL season starts in September 2026.
What’s ahead for FY2027
Fiscal Year 2027 began July 1, 2026. The biggest calendar events on the horizon:
- NFL preseason (August 2026): Volume warmup for football’s peak period.
- NFL regular season (September 2026 - January 2027): Historically produces 50-60% of annual handle across US sports betting markets.
- NCAA March Madness (March 2027): Second-largest single-tournament handle driver.
- NBA/NHL playoffs (April-June 2027): Sustains handle through the summer transition to next fiscal year.
For live monthly reports, see mgc.dps.mo.gov.