All About Arizona Sports Betting Handle And Revenue

By Thomas Leary

@thelearythomas

June 2, 2026 12:24pm

The experts at BetArizona.com have assembled this guide to explain what we mean when we talk about Arizona 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 Grand Canyon State.

The handle is the total amount of money bet on sports in the state each month. Sports bettors wager hundreds of millions of dollars monthly often through the use of Arizona sportsbook promos. From the time legal sports betting launched in September 2021 to early 2023, legal, regulated sports bets were placed exclusively with online sportsbooks. Since then, physical casinos have begun taking retail wagers on sports, albeit in much smaller numbers.

The Arizona 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.

Arizona Sports Betting, March vs. February

Arizona's sports betting market bounced back in March, with the Grand Canyon State posting a total handle of $836,854,392, up 10.0% from February's $760,440,372. The rebound was fueled by March Madness, which drove increased wagering activity across all operators.

The Arizona Department of Gaming released March financial figures showing strong operator performance across the board.

Overall, March's total sports betting handle in Arizona was $836,854,392, up 10.0% from February ($760,440,372) but down 5.7% from March 2025 ($887.400M). The state's mobile sports betting handle hit $833,723,863 in March, a 10.1% increase from February ($757,397,494) and a 5.5% decrease from $881.800M a year earlier.

Arizona's total sports betting revenue surged 17.0% month over month, from $40,718,648 in February to $47,628,091 in March. That March total was a remarkable 91.1% higher than March 2025 ($24.920M), when operators posted a particularly low hold rate of just 2.8%. March 2026's hold rate of 5.7% was far more favorable for operators. The state's mobile sports betting revenue was $47,244,632 in March, up 16.2% from $40,664,468 in February.

The strong revenue performance pushed Arizona's total privilege fees (taxes) to $4,755,140, up 21.6% from February's $3,909,665 and up 91.0% from the $2.490M collected in March 2025.

Arizona Mobile Sports Betting History