PHOENIX, AZ – Bettors in Arizona wagered approximately $822 million on sports and events in December of 2025, according to a newly released report by the Arizona Department of Gaming (ADG). This represents an approximate 3% decrease year-over-year when compared to December of 2024.
“Today’s report closes out the 2025 calendar year for Arizona sports betting figures, with the year exceeding $9 billion in event wagering activity,” said Jackie Johnson, ADG Director. “Additionally, legal, regulated event wagering allowed the State of Arizona to collect more than $53 million in privilege fees for the calendar year.”
The state collected approximately $6.6 million in privilege fees for the month of December. Since the launch of legal sports betting in Arizona, people have wagered over $31 billion, generating over $165 million in event wagering privilege fees for the state.
For fiscal year 2026 year-to-date, regulated event wagering and fantasy sports have generated approximately $33 million in privilege fees, including $32.3 million from event wagering and $774,167 from fantasy sports.
