Massachusetts reports gaming revenue of over $181M for April 2026
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) has reported that the state of Massachusetts generated over $181 million in total taxable wagering revenue during the month of April 2026.
In its report, the MGC stated that the Plainridge Park Casino, MGM Springfield, and Encore Boston Harbor generated approximately $100 million in Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) between them.
The Commission continued that approximately $81 million in taxable sports wagering revenue (TSWR) was generated across the licensees operating within the state in April.
Massachusetts Gross Gaming Revenue
In its report detailing casino GGR for the month, the MGC explained that, as a category 2 slots facility, Plainridge Park Casino is taxed on 49 per cent of GGR. It added that 82 per cent of the total amount taxed is paid out to Local Aid, while 18 per cent is allocated to the Race Horse Development Fund.
In regard to MGM Springfield and Encore Boston Harbor, the MGC stated that they are classified as category 1 resort-casinos and are taxed at 25 per cent of GGR, with those funds then being allocated to several state funds.
Out of the three casinos, Encore both generated the most money and paid the most in tax for the month of April, having generated just over $60 million in table and slots GGR and getting taxed just over $15 million.
MGM Springfield generated nearly $24.5 million and was taxed $6.1 million. Both Encore and MGM generated more GGR from slots than from table games.
Encore generated over $21.8 million in table GGR and over $38 million in slots GGR, while MGM Springfield generated $4.6 million in table GGR and over $19.8 million in slots.
Plainridge Park Casino, on the other hand, as reported by the MGC, generated only slots GGR, totaling over $15.7 million in April.
Although MGM Springfield generated more casino GGR than Plainridge, the state collected more in taxes from Plainridge due to its higher 49 per cent tax rate, collecting $7.7 million.
In total, over $28.8 million in taxes were collected from casino GGR for the month of April, the MGC reported.
Sports Wagering Revenue and total tax collected
As indicated earlier, the MGC reported that just over $81.7 million in TSWR was generated during the month of April.
The overwhelming majority of that revenue was generated by online licensees, which are taxed at 20 per cent, and amounted to $80.9 million.
Meanwhile, retail licensees, taxed at 15 per cent, generated just under $845,000.
The MGC stated that over $16.3 million in taxes was collected on TSWR. In total, adding up these figures with the taxes collected from casino GGR, the MGC reported that $45.138 million was collected in taxes from gaming in the state of Massachusetts.
Recently, the MGC had announced that it would be reopening the sports wagering licensing process, with the deadline for notices of intent now having closed on 15 May. Major operators which had indicated an interest in acquiring a licence within the state included bet365. Further updates with regard to the licensing process are expected from the Commission down the line.
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