{"id":14905,"date":"2026-01-21T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/?post_type=america&#038;p=14905"},"modified":"2026-01-21T08:17:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T13:17:16","slug":"illinois-betting-volume-drops-15-after-per-wager-tax-while-handle-holds-up","status":"publish","type":"america","link":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/america\/illinois-betting-volume-drops-15-after-per-wager-tax-while-handle-holds-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois betting volume drops 15% after per-wager tax, while handle holds up"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Illinois is seeing an early, measurable impact from its new <strong>per-wager tax<\/strong>: the number of bets placed fell about <strong>15%<\/strong> after the levy took effect, even as total money wagered (handle) remained resilient\u2014an outcome that underscores how \u201ctaxing the click\u201d changes bettor behavior faster than it changes appetite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the new structure, sportsbooks pay <strong>$0.25 per wager<\/strong> on their first <strong>20 million<\/strong> bets and <strong>$0.50 per wager<\/strong> beyond that threshold, a design that hits high-volume operators hardest. In September, Illinois reported roughly <strong>30.6 million wagers<\/strong>, down <strong>15%<\/strong>, while handle reached about <strong>$1.42 billion<\/strong>, up <strong>9% year over year<\/strong>. The split is telling: fewer tickets, but more dollars per ticket. Average bet size rose to about <strong>$46.44<\/strong>, up roughly <strong>28%<\/strong> from around <strong>$36.20<\/strong> a year earlier\u2014consistent with customers consolidating plays into fewer, larger wagers to reduce \u201cper bet\u201d friction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/landing\/multigame-link\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9622\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Revenue signals also point to pressure. September gross revenue was reported around <strong>$103 million<\/strong>, versus roughly <strong>$135 million<\/strong> in the prior-year comparison, despite the higher handle, reflecting both tax drag and the sensitivity of hold to product mix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/america\/illinois-lawmakers-push-back-on-chicago-sports-betting-tax-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Illinois lawmakers push back on Chicago sports betting tax plan<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Operators have started passing some of the cost through. <strong>FanDuel (Flutter Entertainment)<\/strong> announced a <strong>$0.50 per-bet surcharge<\/strong> in Illinois from September, tying the move directly to the new tax. Reuters reported the company warned the Illinois changes could reduce annual \u201ccore\u201d profit by about <strong>$74 million<\/strong> without mitigation\u2014an unusually explicit estimate that shows how quickly pricing strategy can become a compliance strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/illinois-betting-volume-drops-15-after-per-wager-tax-while-handle-holds-up2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14907\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/illinois-betting-volume-drops-15-after-per-wager-tax-while-handle-holds-up2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/illinois-betting-volume-drops-15-after-per-wager-tax-while-handle-holds-up2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/illinois-betting-volume-drops-15-after-per-wager-tax-while-handle-holds-up2-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The wider context matters: Illinois already moved to a <strong>graduated tax on adjusted gross revenue (AGR) from 20% to 40%<\/strong> in 2024, raising the all-in burden on the biggest brands. Add a per-wager fee, and the market\u2019s incentive shifts toward fewer, higher-value bets\u2014exactly what the September data appears to show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Illinois per-wager tax, Illinois sports betting wagers drop 15%, FanDuel surcharge Illinois, handle vs bet count<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14908,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1458,4977,1478,105],"class_list":{"0":"post-14905","1":"america","2":"type-america","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sin-categoria","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-fanduel","10":"tag-illinois","11":"tag-sports-betting","12":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - 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