Aine Givens

Gambling in the United States brought in a record $60.4 billion in revenue in 2022, according to the American Gaming Association. The vast majority of that year's revenue was from in-person gambling, but online betting accounted for about a fifth of that. Just a few states across the U.S. saw the most gaming revenue growth.Commercial gaming encompasses traditional gaming, sports betting, and gaming in online casinos. Eighty-four million American adults visited a casino in 2020, according to the AGA, with the revenue from table games up 13.9% and from slots up 5.1%. New markets in Kansas drove sports betting revenue there as the state began offering retail and mobile sports betting. Louisiana, Maryland, and New York also started sports wagering in mobile casinos.$60 Billion Revenue for Commercial Gaming in 2022The 2022 revenue marks the first $60 billion year for commercial gaming, up from $53 billion the year before, according to the association's figures. Through January 2023, the U.S. generated over $5 billion in commercial gaming revenue in each of the prior five months.Twenty-five of the 28 states on the list increased gambling revenue from 2021 to 2022. New York brought in $909 million in revenue in its first year of legalized sports betting sites. Oregon has tried to expand wagering into college sports but has yet to be successful. New Hampshire has traditionally drawn wagers from neighbouring Massachusetts, which, as of 2023, is allowing online and mobile sports wagering.Areas that did not fare well were Washington D.C., which lost gamblers to Maryland and Virginia; Mississippi, which does not allow mobile sports betting; and South Dakota, where gaming is limited.#28. Washington DCTypes of legalized gaming: Sports bettingGaming revenue in 2021: $26.8 millionGaming revenue in 2022: $23.7 millionYear-over-year change: -11.6%#27. MississippiTypes of legalized gaming: Casino games, sports bettingGaming revenue in 2021: $2.7 billionGaming revenue in 2022: $2.6 billionYear-over-year change: -3.6%#26. South DakotaTypes of legalized gaming: Casino games, sports bettingGaming revenue in 2021: $146.1 millionGaming revenue in 2022: $142.9 millionYear-over-year change: -2.2%#25. MissouriTypes of legalized gaming: Casino gamesGaming revenue in 2021: $1.9 billionGaming revenue in 2022: $1.9 billionYear-over-year change: 0.5%#24. OhioTypes of legalized gaming: Casino gamesGaming revenue in 2021: $2.3 billionGaming revenue in 2022: $2.3 billionYear-over-year change: 1.0%#23. DelawareTypes of legalized gaming: Casino games, sports betting, iGamingGaming revenue in 2021: $483.2 millionGaming revenue in 2022: $491.8 millionYear-over-year change: 1.8%#22. OklahomaTypes of legalized gaming: Casino gamesGaming revenue in 2021: $145.8 millionGaming revenue in 2022: $150.9 millionYear-over-year change: 3.5%#21. lowaTypes of legalized gaming: Casino games, sports bettingGaming revenue in 2021: $1.9 billionGaming revenue in 2022: $1.9 billionYear-over-year change: 3.7%#20. IndianaTypes of legalized gaming: Casino games, sports bettingGaming revenue in 2021: $2.7 billionGaming revenue in 2022: $2.9 billionYear-over-year change: 6.1%#19. FloridaTypes of legalized gaming: Casino gamesGaming revenue in 2021: $649.5 millionGaming revenue in 2022: $694.0 millionYear-over-year change: 6.9%#18. ArkansasTypes of legalized gaming: Casino games, sports bettingGaming revenue in 2021: $564.8 millionGaming revenue in 2022: $614.1 millionYear-over-year change: 8.7%#17. LouisianaTypes of legalized gaming: Casino games, sports bettingGaming revenue in 2021: $2.4 billionGaming revenue in 2022: $2.6 billionYear-over-year change: 8.9%#16. New JerseyTypes of legalized gaming: Casino games, sports betting, iGamingGaming revenue in 2021: $4.7 billionGaming revenue in 2022: $5.2 billionYear-over-year change: 10.0%#15. NevadaTypes of legalized gaming: Casino games, sports betting, iGamingGaming revenue in 2021: $13.4 billionGaming revenue in 2022: $14.8 billionYear-over-year change: 10.5%#14. PennsylvaniaTypes of legalized gaming: Casino games, sports betting, iGamingGaming revenue in 2021: $4.8 billionGaming revenue in 2022: $5.3 billionYear-over-year change: 10.6%#13. MassachusettsTypes of legalized gaming: Casino gamesGaming revenue in 2021: $1.0 billionGaming revenue in 2022: $1.1 billionYear-over-year change: 10.9%#12. MaineTypes of legalized gaming: Casino gamesGaming revenue in 2021: $146.9 millionGaming revenue in 2022: $165.1 millionYear-over-year change: 12.4%#11. MarylandTypes of legalized gaming: Casino games, sports bettingGaming revenue in 2021: $1.9 billionGaming revenue in 2022: $2.2 billionYear-over-year change: 14.3%#10. ColoradoTypes of legalized gaming: Casino games, sports bettingGaming revenue in 2021: $1.2 billionGaming revenue in 2022: $1.4 billionYear-over-year change: 15.1%#9. Rhode IslandTypes of legalized gaming: Casino games, sports bettingGaming revenue in 2021: $594.1 millionGaming revenue in 2022: $688.2 millionYear-over-year change: 15.8%#8. West VirginiaTypes of legalized gaming: Casino games, sports betting, iGamingGaming revenue in 2021: $658.5 millionGaming revenue in 2022: $769.2 millionYear-over-year change: 16.8%#7. KansasTypes of legalized gaming: Casino games, sports bettingGaming revenue in 2021: $403.6 millionGaming revenue in 2022: $478.1 millionYear-over-year change: 18.5%#6. New MexicoTypes of legalized gaming: Casino gamesGaming revenue in 2021: $217.5 millionGaming revenue in 2022: $262.0 millionYear-over-year change: 20.5%#5. MichiganTypes of legalized gaming: Casino games, sports betting, iGamingGaming revenue in 2021: $2.7 billionGaming revenue in 2022: $3.3 billionYear-over-year change: 20.7%#4. IllinoisTypes of legalized gaming: Casino games, sports bettingGaming revenue in 2021: $1.7 billionGaming revenue in 2022: $2.1 billionYear-over-year change: 25.2%#3. New HampshireTypes of legalized gaming: Sports bettingGaming revenue in 2021: $43.8 millionGaming revenue in 2022: $66.7 millionYear-over-year change: 52.3%#2. New YorkTypes of legalized gaming: Casino games, sports bettingGaming revenue in 2021: $2.7 billionGaming revenue in 2022: $4.2 billionYear-over-year change: 55.9%#1. OregonTypes of legalized gaming: Sports bettingGaming revenue in 2021: $30.4 millionGaming revenue in 2022: $49.5 millionYear-over-year change: 62.8%MethodologyIn this study, we ranked 27 states and Washington D.C. based on commercial gaming revenue growth or decline between 2021 and 2022 using data from the American Gaming Association. Revenue data covers casino games, sports betting, and iGaming. States that did not legalize gambling until 2021 or later were excluded from this ranking.