FanDuel steals the win from DraftKings in Arizona September revenue
$2m more in free spins put DraftKings behind its main competitor.
The Arizona Department of Gaming has released its sports betting revenue figures for August 2025.
In total, gaming revenue from sports betting came to $59.9m, while fantasy sports betting revenue came to $1.4m, for a combined $61.3m. Handle from sports betting totaled $610.7m.
A total of $4.1m in fees was paid to the state.
Sports betting figures
As is likely unsurprising, the majority of sports betting handle came from mobile bets, making $608.9m. The remaining $1.8m came from the state’s three retail locations; BetMGM, Caesars and DraftKings.
Of the $608.9m, $547.9m, or 90%, was returned to players in winnings. Similar can be seen with retail earnings, with $1.4m being won back by players.
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} Arizona September mobile sports betting handle ($m)
Bally Interactive
bet365
BetMGM
Caesars
Desert Diamond Mobile
DraftKings
Fanatics
FanDuel
Golden Nugget
Penn/ ESPN Bet
Plannatech
RSI
Seminole Hard Rock Digital
Sporttrade
By handle, the highest earning sportsbook was DraftKings at $182.8m, followed by FanDuel at $178.5m. These two were the highest earners by a significant margin, as the third-highest earner, bet365, reported $68m in handle, followed by BetMGM’s $67.2m. The lowest handle, by contrast, was reported by Golden Nugget Online Gaming, which made $39,604.
DraftKings also outperformed FanDuel in terms of revenue, though in this case the difference was far slimmer, making $19.7m compared to FanDuel’s $19.2m. The third-highest earner was BetMGM. Despite earning more in handle, BetMGM greatly outperformed bet365 in terms of revenue, making $8.3m compared to bet365’s $1.4m.
In retail, DraftKings made $309,281, Caesars $72,680 and BetMGM $845.70.
Interestingly, after adjustment, FanDuel still came out on top, making $14.2m to DraftKings’ $12.8m. This can be explained by DraftKings offering almost $2m more in free bets during the month, offering just shy of $7m compared to FanDuel’s $5m.
Of the fee given to the state, the 8% retail tax on the state’s three retail operators yielded $30,625, while the 10% on all mobile sports betting yielded $4.1m. Unsurprisingly, DraftKings and FanDuel were the biggest contributors to this, paying $1.3m and $1.4m, respectively.
Fantasy sports figures
By fantasy sports, PrizePicks saw the highest earnings at $898,826, a significant portion of the $1.4m total made by the segment. DraftKings was the second-highest earner with $215,536, followed by Underdog, making $170,031.
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