Arizona Bettors Wager $583 Million in August, Down 4.6% From Last Year

August unofficially kicked off the NFL and college football seasons, but the Arizona sports betting handle totaled approximately $582.8 million, down roughly 4.6% from August 2025. The Arizona Diamondbacks’ push for a playoff spot helped keep wagering activity going through the month, while September could bring an increase as the NFL and college football seasons moved into full swing.

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State Privilege Fees and Fiscal Year Totals

The state collected about $3.6 million in event wagering privilege fees for August and operators paid out about $532 million in winnings during the month.

Separately, the combined fiscal year 2027 total to date for regulated event wagering and fantasy sports is about $11.8 million in privilege fees. That includes about $11.5 million from event wagering and about $239,000 from fantasy sports, according to the ADG reports.

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Operator Breakdown

Nearly all of the August handle came through mobile AZ betting apps, at about $581 million. Retail sportsbooks accounted for about $1.6 million.

FanDuel led all operators with about $186 million wagered. DraftKings followed with about $163 million, then Fanatics Sportsbook at about $71 million, BetMGM at about $55 million, bet365 at about $43 million and Caesars at about $31 million. Hard Rock Arizona reported about $11 million, and theScore Bet reported about $8 million.

Fantasy Sports Contests

Fantasy sports operators reported about $8.2 million in in-state entry fees for August. That produced about $1.6 million in adjusted revenue and about $78,000 in privilege fees, which are assessed at 5% of adjusted revenue.

PrizePicks reported the most entry fees at about $3.5 million. DraftKings followed with about $2.3 million, FanDuel with about $1 million and Underdog Fantasy with about $900,000.

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Totals Since Launch

Since legal sports betting launched in Arizona, people have wagered about $37.1 billion. That has generated about $202.5 million in event wagering privilege fees for the state.

Over the years, operators have entered and exited the market, with Circa Sports Arizona LLC among the newest additions. The company received an event wagering license from the Department in early August in partnership with the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe, with a launch potentially planned for the first quarter of 2027.