{"id":18789,"date":"2026-09-23T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/?post_type=america&#038;p=18789"},"modified":"2026-09-23T06:35:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T11:35:10","slug":"massachusetts-and-arizona-generate-us149-5-million-in-gaming","status":"publish","type":"america","link":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/america\/massachusetts-and-arizona-generate-us149-5-million-in-gaming\/","title":{"rendered":"Massachusetts and Arizona generate US$149.5 million in gaming"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Massachusetts and Arizona reported new gains across their regulated gaming markets, with <strong>US$101.92 million in commercial casino GGR in Massachusetts during August<\/strong> and <strong>US$47.59 million in tribal gaming contributions to the Arizona Benefits Fund in the first quarter of FY2027<\/strong>. The reports were released by their respective regulators on <strong>September 21 and September 18, 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/mve-ads\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/ADS-MVE.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16352\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/ADS-MVE.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/ADS-MVE-300x250.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Massachusetts, <strong>Encore Boston Harbor, MGM Springfield and Plainridge Park Casino<\/strong> generated a combined <strong>US$101.92 million in Gross Gaming Revenue<\/strong>. Encore led the market with <strong>US$62.8 million<\/strong>, followed by MGM Springfield with <strong>US$23.8 million<\/strong> and Plainridge Park with <strong>US$15.1 million<\/strong>. The <strong>Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC)<\/strong> taxes Encore and MGM, both Category 1 casinos, at <strong>25% of GGR<\/strong>, while Plainridge Park, a Category 2 slots facility, pays <strong>49%<\/strong>. Since opening, the three casinos have contributed approximately <strong>US$2.53 billion in taxes and assessments<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"778\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/massachusetts-and-arizona-generate-us149-5-million-in-gaming2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18791\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.4615384615384615;width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/massachusetts-and-arizona-generate-us149-5-million-in-gaming2.png 778w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/massachusetts-and-arizona-generate-us149-5-million-in-gaming2-300x205.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/massachusetts-and-arizona-generate-us149-5-million-in-gaming2-768x525.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 778px) 100vw, 778px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sports betting generated an additional <strong>US$47.09 million in taxable sports wagering revenue<\/strong> in August. Mobile operators <strong>Bally Bet, BetMGM, Caesars, DraftKings, Fanatics, FanDuel and theScore Bet<\/strong> are taxed at <strong>20%<\/strong>, while the retail sportsbooks at Encore, MGM and Plainridge Park pay <strong>15%<\/strong>. Since retail betting launched on <strong>January 31, 2023<\/strong>, and mobile wagering on <strong>March 10, 2023<\/strong>, Massachusetts has collected about <strong>US$500.35 million<\/strong> in sports betting taxes and assessments. The MGC is chaired by <strong>Jordan Maynard<\/strong>; <strong>Dean Serpa<\/strong> serves as Executive Director and <strong>Carrie Torrisi<\/strong> leads Sports Wagering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"740\" height=\"459\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/massachusetts-and-arizona-generate-us149-5-million-in-gaming3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18792\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.6092896174863387;width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/massachusetts-and-arizona-generate-us149-5-million-in-gaming3.png 740w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/massachusetts-and-arizona-generate-us149-5-million-in-gaming3-300x186.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/america\/arizona-sports-betting-jumps-22-3-to-us663-9-million\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>&#8211; Arizona sports betting jumps 22.3% to US$663.9 million<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Arizona, the <strong>Arizona Department of Gaming (ADG)<\/strong> reported <strong>US$47,591,384<\/strong> in tribal gaming contributions for Q1 FY2027, compared with <strong>US$46,228,784<\/strong> a year earlier, an increase of about <strong>2.9%<\/strong>. The system operates under the <strong>Arizona Tribal-State Gaming Compact<\/strong>, with <strong>88%<\/strong> of contributions going to the Arizona Benefits Fund and <strong>12%<\/strong> directly to cities, towns and counties.<\/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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Contribution rates reach up to <strong>8% of Class III Net Win<\/strong> for major tribes and <strong>0.75%<\/strong> for others. The ADG is led by <strong>Jackie Johnson<\/strong>, with <strong>Shannon Nelson<\/strong> as Deputy Director-Regulation and <strong>John Mazza<\/strong> as Deputy Director-Operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Massachusetts and Arizona reported new gains across their regulated gaming markets, with US$101.92 million in commercial casino GGR in Massachusetts during August and US$47.59 million in tribal gaming contributions to the Arizona Benefits Fund in the first quarter of FY2027. 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