States / Kansas
Kansas
- Kansas uses a state-owned destination casino model, with the Kansas Lottery owning four regional casinos run by contracted managers.
- Retail and online sports betting is tied to those four casinos, and online casinos and online poker are not authorized.
More detail
- Casinos. Kansas uses a unique state-owned "destination casino" model under the Kansas Expanded Lottery Act (KELA, enacted 2007). The Kansas Lottery legally owns and operates four regional casinos, one per gaming zone, through contracted "lottery gaming facility managers." They are Boot Hill Casino, Kansas Star Casino, Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway, and Kansas Crossing Casino. The state is statutorily entitled to at least 22% of facility revenue.
- Sports betting. Retail and online sports wagering was legalized in 2022 and launched in September 2022. It is tied to the same four facility managers and taxed at 10% of sports-wagering revenue.
- Racing. Historical horse race (HHR) machines are separately authorized under the Kansas Parimutuel Racing Act, but only at a single Sedgwick County facility (Gilley's, in Park City). They are taxed at 3% of handle.
- Online casinos. Online casino gaming (igaming) and online poker are not authorized.
Reviewed Oct 11, 2026 · 35 sources
Legal status
LiveLegal, not launchedLimitedContestedProhibitedNot authorizedRepealedNA
| Vertical | Status | Launched | Model | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports (online) | Live | Sep 1, 2022 | Monopoly State | Each of the 4 lottery gaming facility managers may contract with "interactive sports wagering platform providers" (e.g., DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM) rather than operate a capped number of statewide skins; the Kansas Lottery retains ultimate ownership/control of all sports wagering per statute. K.S.A. 74-8734(i); 1 K.A.R. 112-201 et seq. [1] |
| Sports (retail) | Live | Sep 1, 2022 | Monopoly State | Retail sportsbooks operate only at the four KELA lottery gaming facilities, run by their contracted managers. K.S.A. 74-8734(i); K.S.A. 74-8701 et seq. [1] |
| Online casino | Not authorized | No Kansas statute authorizes online casino games; not referenced in KELA or KRGC materials reviewed.[2] | ||
| Online poker | Not authorized | No authorizing statute identified.[2] | ||
| Commercial casinos | Live | Dec 1, 2009 | Monopoly State | Four state-owned "lottery gaming facilities" (one per gaming zone, capped by statute until July 1, 2032): Boot Hill Casino (Dodge City), Kansas Star Casino (Mulvane), Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway (Kansas City), and Kansas Crossing Casino and Hotel (Pittsburg). Facilities are managed under contract by private operators but legally owned/operated by the Kansas Lottery. K.S.A. 74-8701 et seq. (Kansas Expanded Lottery Act) [1],[2] |
| Tribal casinos | Live | Monopoly Tribal | Five Class III tribal-state gaming compacts/operations identified via secondary sources (not independently confirmed against the Kansas AG's compact repository, which was not reachable this session): Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation (Mayetta; opened a retail sportsbook in early 2024; compact reportedly being amended to add sports wagering per a 2025 legislative resolution); Kickapoo Tribe of Kansas (Golden Eagle Casino, Horton); Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska (unnamed casino); Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska (unnamed casino); and Wyandotte Nation (7th Street Casino, Kansas City, plus a second facility, Crosswinds Casino, near Park City, under a new compact reported signed around March 2026 and deemed approved by operation of law when the U.S. Interior Department's 45-day review period lapsed, with Federal Register publication reported 2026-07-14; this compact reportedly includes a "hub-and-spoke" sports-wagering model). Legal basis for Wyandotte's off-reservation facility traced to a May 2025 Kansas AG Opinion (2025-11) in secondary reporting; the opinion itself was not directly fetched. Tribal compacts are negotiated by the Kansas AG/Governor under IGRA, not administered by KRGC, so KRGC's own pages do not cover them.[3],[4] | |
| Lottery | Live | Legalized Nov 4, 1986 | Monopoly State | Kansas Constitution was amended in 1986 to authorize a state-owned and -operated lottery; the Legislature then enacted the Kansas Lottery Act. Added on audit (2026-10-10): Kansas is an original participant (since June 2002, alongside Nebraska) in 2by2, a MUSL regional daily-draw game also offered by Nebraska, North Dakota, and Wyoming. K.S.A. 74-8701 et seq. (Kansas Lottery Act) [5],[6] |
| iLottery | Live | Monopoly State | Kansas Lottery sells draw-game entries and digital eInstant games directly online/via app (PlayOn Kansas platform) alongside retail sales.[7] | |
| Daily fantasy | Live | Competitive | Secondary sources report Kansas exempted daily fantasy sports contests from the state's criminal gambling statutes in 2015, treating DFS as a game of skill outside the KELA licensing framework; no dedicated DFS license or tax applies. The underlying 2015 session law was not independently located/fetched this session, so the exact citation and date are unconfirmed and should be treated as secondary-sourced only.[3] | |
| VGTs / VLTs | Not authorized | Kansas confines electronic gaming machines to the 4 KELA lottery gaming facilities and licensed racetrack facilities; no standalone bar/truck-stop VGT program identified.[1] | ||
| Historical horse racing | Limited | Monopoly State | Parimutuel wagering on historical horse races is authorized by statute only at a single organization-licensee facility located in Sedgwick County (Gilley's, Park City), through commission-approved "historical horse race machines." No random-number generator may be used; results must derive from actual historical races. K.S.A. 74-8801 (definitions); K.S.A. 74-8823(a)(5) [8] | |
| Sweepstakes casinos | Not authorized | Corrected on audit (2026-10-10): was recorded as `operational` solely because no Kansas-specific sweepstakes-casino ban or regulatory bill was found; per audit rule, the absence of a ban is not itself authorization. Kansas has no statute or KRGC rule specifically authorizing or licensing sweepstakes-casino (dual-currency) platforms, so the activity is `not_authorized` rather than `operational`, notwithstanding that sweeps operators appear to continue serving Kansas customers in a gray market without enforcement. Multiple industry-tracker roundups of the 2026 state sweepstakes-ban wave list California, Indiana, Maine, New York, Louisiana, and Tennessee as having acted, but do not list Kansas. Sourcing remains secondary/commercial-site only; not independently confirmed against a KRGC or AG primary source despite a repeat search this session.[9],[10] | ||
| Prediction markets | Not authorized | Resolved on audit (2026-10-10), previously `unknown`. No Kansas statute authorizes prediction-market event contracts, so the activity is not authorized notwithstanding that platforms remain accessible to Kansas customers in a gray market. The Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission has taken no enforcement action: KRGC enforcement attorney James Bain told Sports Betting Dime (reported 2026-06-16) the commission is "not planning on sending cease-and-desist letters to prediction market platforms" at this time and is instead watching the outcome of the Kalshi litigation in Nevada and New Jersey before deciding. No Kansas AG opinion or court filing was identified. Kansas sits in the 10th Circuit, which has not ruled on CEA preemption of state gambling/sports-wagering law; compare 3rd Cir. (NJ, 2026-04-06, for Kalshi), 6th Cir. (OH/TN, 2026-09-25, against Kalshi), 9th Cir. (NV, 2026-08-28, against Kalshi).[3],[11] | ||
| Skill games | Contested | Legal status of unregulated skill/slot-like terminals is unsettled. In Dec. 2024 the Kansas Supreme Court held that POM of Kansas (a subsidiary of manufacturer Pace-O-Matic) lacked standing to sue state regulators over the "Dragon's Ascent" arcade game, because no cease-and-desist order had been issued and neither KRGC nor the Attorney General had opined the game was illegal; the court did not decide whether the game is skill- or chance-based. Kansas has no statutory process for certifying a game as skill-based rather than chance-based, leaving the devices in a legal gray area. No 2025-2026 legislative or enforcement update was found.[12] | ||
| Card rooms | Not authorized | KRGC public guidance states that betting/wagering-based fundraising activities (including poker games) are illegal in Kansas outside the licensed KELA/parimutuel/lottery framework.[13] | ||
| Lottery couriers | Not authorized | Resolved on follow-up research (2026-10-11), previously `unknown`. K.S.A. 74-8718(a)(2) makes it unlawful "for any person other than the Kansas lottery or a lottery retailer authorized by the Kansas lottery" to "sell or resell any lottery ticket or share," and 74-8718(a)(4) separately bars retail ticket sales "by electronic mail, the internet or telephone." Neither provision carves out a third-party courier model. Consistent with this, as of October 2026 neither Jackpocket nor Lotto.com -- the two national courier operators -- lists Kansas among its operating states, and no Kansas-specific courier cease-and-desist, lawsuit, or KRGC/Lottery statement was found (unlike Washington, where an actual enforcement action exists), so `not_authorized` rather than `prohibited`.[14],[7] | ||
| Pick'em fantasy | Not authorized | KRGC Executive Director Don Brownlee determined roughly ten operators were running illegal sports betting under a fantasy label, and KRGC sent cease-and-desist letters (beginning 2023-09-07) to at least six, treating player-vs-house pick'em/player-prop contests as unlicensed sports wagering rather than fantasy sports. Underdog (the only operator to confirm receiving a letter) pulled its pick'em product from Kansas, then returned in September 2024 under a peer-to-peer "Champions" format that KRGC's director of security said "complies with the spirit of Kansas law." Traditional house-vs-player pick'em thus remains unauthorized; reformatted peer-to-peer contests are treated as ordinary DFS.[15],[16] | ||
| Pari-mutuel | Live | Competitive | Licensed organization licensees may conduct live horse/greyhound racing with parimutuel wagering; takeout capped at 18% of each pool (25% for multiple/exotic bets). Eureka Downs racetrack licensing office reopening in fall 2026 per KRGC site. K.S.A. 74-8801 et seq. (Kansas Parimutuel Racing Act); K.S.A. 74-8823 [8] | |
| Advance deposit wagering | Not authorized | Resolved on follow-up research (2026-10-11), previously `unknown`, after reading the full Kansas Parimutuel Racing Act text (the same kela/pmra compilation already cited): the Act defines and licenses live racing, simulcasting, intertrack wagering, and "off-track wagering" (wagering on a simulcast race at a licensed off-track facility), but contains no definition of, or licensing framework for, "advance deposit wagering" or "account wagering" anywhere in its ~2,500-line text. K.S.A. 74-8843(f) separately and explicitly bars wagering on historical horse races "over the internet or a digital cellular network, including through any website or mobile device application," underscoring that the Act treats internet/mobile wagering as a distinct, unaddressed category rather than folding it into licensed ADW. No KRGC rule, license list, or regulation creating an ADW provider category was found. National ADW platforms nonetheless accept Kansas residents in practice: Action Network's state tracker (fetched directly) lists TwinSpires, DRF, and AmWager as available to Kansas bettors (FanDuel Racing, TVG, and DraftKings Horse as not), consistent with access under the federal Interstate Horseracing Act rather than any Kansas-specific state authorization.[8],[17],[18] | ||
| Charitable gaming | Limited | KRGC's own public guidance states that wagering-based fundraisers — explicitly including "raffles" and "poker games" — are illegal in Kansas, and lists only non-wager alternatives (silent auctions, dunk tanks, bake sales, etc.) for nonprofit fundraising. This suggests charitable bingo/raffle gaming is far more restricted in Kansas than in most states; specific bingo-licensing statute (if any) was not located this session.[13] | ||
| Esports betting | Not authorized | KRGC's sports-wagering regulations (1 K.A.R. 112-201-1 et seq., permanently adopted 2026 per 2026 Senate Sub. for SB 356) define "sports event" and "sports wagering" without reference to esports in the portions located; a 2020 legislative description of the sports-wagering bill defines a sports event as excluding horse/greyhound races under the Parimutuel Racing Act and events where a majority of participants are minors, again without addressing esports. No KRGC guidance, license, or enforcement action on esports wagering specifically was found.[19],[20] | ||
| Social casino | Live | No Kansas statute or KRGC action addresses free-to-play, no-cash-prize social casino apps; Kansas's general approach to sweepstakes-style products (see sweepstakes_casino) has likewise not resulted in any enactment reaching pure social casino play, which falls outside Kansas's gambling definition absent a thing of value staked for gain.[2] |
Sports betting in Kansas: status, tax rate, sportsbooks and bills →
Tax rates
| Vertical | Channel | Rate | Base | Tier | Promos deductible | Since | Statute |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial casinos | total | 22% | GGR | Apr 19, 2007 | K.S.A. 74-8734(h)(12) Statutory floor: state receives 'not less than 22%' of lottery gaming facility revenues; actual negotiated manager contracts can exceed this minimum. An additional 2% goes to the problem gambling fund and 1.5-3% to host city/county. [1] | ||
| Daily fantasy | total | 0% No state tax or license fee; secondary sources report Kansas exempted daily fantasy sports from the state's criminal gambling statutes in 2015, treating DFS as a game of skill outside the KELA licensing/tax framework entirely. | OTHER | 2015 | 2015 Kan. Sess. Laws (exact citation not independently confirmed) The underlying 2015 session law was not independently located/fetched this session; treat as secondary-sourced only. [3] | ||
| Historical horse racing | retail | 3% | HANDLE | Jul 1, 2007 | K.S.A. 74-8823(a)(5) 3% tax on total amount wagered on historical horse races, subject to the same 3%-6% daily floor/ceiling in K.S.A. 74-8823(b). [8] | ||
| Pari-mutuel | retail | 3/18 (16.67%) of daily takeout from live horse-race pools and simulcast pools; graduated 3/18-5/18 tiers for live greyhound racing by handle level; statutory floor/ceiling of 3%-6% of total daily wagering at a facility | HANDLE | Jul 1, 2007 | K.S.A. 74-8823[8] | ||
| Sports (online) | total | 10% | GGR | Sep 1, 2022 | K.S.A. 74-8734(i)(2) Statute requires management contracts to include a provision for the state to receive 10% of sports wagering revenues received from wagers placed with the lottery gaming facility manager. [1] | ||
| Sports (retail) | retail | 10% | GGR | Sep 1, 2022 | K.S.A. 74-8734(i)(2) K.S.A. 74-8734(i)(2) requires management contracts to give the state 10% of sports wagering revenues without a separate retail-vs-online rate; this entry mirrors the sports_online rate for the retail channel under the same statute. [1] |
Rules and requirements
Casinos
License fees
- Sports wagering license fee(s) and term
- No separate sports-wagering license fee exists in statute; sports wagering rides on the existing lottery gaming facility manager's privilege fee ($25,000,000 northeast/south central zones, $5,500,000 southeast/southwest zones) paid once under K.S.A. 74-8734(h)(6) for the overall casino management contract.Added on audit (2026-10-10) after checking K.S.A. 74-8734 in full for a sports-specific license fee; none exists -- subsection (i) only sets the 10% state revenue share (already captured in tax_rates), not an additional licensing fee. Confirmed via krgc.kansas.gov official compilation.[1]
Lottery
Minimum age
- Minimum age to gamble in a commercial casino
- 21K.S.A. 74-8757: no person under 21 may be in an area where EGMs/lottery facility games are conducted, with an 18+ employee exception.[1]
- Minimum age to purchase lottery
- 18[7]
- Minimum age for pari-mutuel wagering
- 21K.S.A. 74-8801(k): no person under 21 may purchase a parimutuel ticket; violation by an 18-20 year-old is a lesser offense than by an adult 21+, but purchase itself remains barred under 21.[8]
- Minimum age to place a sports wager
- 21[1]
Notes
- Free-text notes that fit no other field
- Research for this file was constrained by exhaustion of the session's WebSearch budget partway through; core verticals (sports wagering, KELA casinos, pari-mutuel, HHR) are primary-sourced from statute/regulation PDFs, but tribal gaming, DFS, sweepstakes, prediction markets, skill games, and some minor verticals could not be verified and are marked unknown pending follow-up research with full search access.[2]
Sports betting rules
- Credit cards may be used to fund accounts
- Yes1 K.A.R. 112-201-5(a) lists debit and credit cards among permitted funding methods for sports wagering accounts.[21]
- Online sports wagering available statewide (not tethered to premises)
- Yes[1]
- Operators must use official league data for some bets
- NoNot identified as a requirement in the regulation sections reviewed (112-201); not confirmed absent either.[21]
Tax revenue
- Where gaming tax revenue goes (education fund
- KELA facility revenue: minimum 22% of lottery gaming facility revenue to the Expanded Lottery Act Revenues Fund, 2% to the Problem Gambling and Addictions Grant Fund, 1.5-3% split between host city/county depending on zone. Racetrack EGM income: 40% to the Expanded Lottery Act Revenues Fund, 25% to the facility manager, 7%+7% to horse/greyhound purse supplement funds, 2% problem gambling fund, 1% Kansas horse fair racing benefit fund, 15% gaming expenses. Parimutuel/HHR taxes go to the State Racing Fund (K.S.A. 74-8826).[1],[8]
Revenue
Tax revenueMonthly · Commercial casinos
Monthly3-month average
$5.0M$10.0M2018202020222024Mar 2019 $8.9M$7.8M
| Vertical | Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial casinos | GGR | $390M | $415M | $406M | $402M | $404M | $300M | $416M | $409M |
| Commercial casinos | Tax paid | $86.5M | $91.3M | $89.3M | $88.3M | $88.8M | $65.9M | $91.7M | $89.9M |
Commercial casinosMonthly GGR
Monthly3-month average
$20.0M$40.0M$60.0M2018202020222024Mar 2019 $40.4M$35.1M
Commercial casinos by operator, last 12 months
| Operator | Channel | Handle | GGR | Share of GGR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PENN Entertainment | retail | — | $173M | 40.45% |
| Boyd Gaming | retail | — | $168M | 39.45% |
| Butler National | retail | — | $44.8M | 10.51% |
| Kansas Crossing Casino | retail | — | $41.0M | 9.6% |
What these figures mean
- Commercial casinos: GGR is total lottery gaming facility revenue for the four state-owned casinos. Tax paid is the state's share of casino revenue (22%, plus a 2% tier for Kansas Star), as printed (the state's share under a lottery-run model, not a tax).
Revenue report sources (95)
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2018-01
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2018-02
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2018-03
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2018-04
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2018-05
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2018-06
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2018-07
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2018-08
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2018-09
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2018-10
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2018-11
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2018-12
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2019-01
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2019-02
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2019-03
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2019-04
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2019-05
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2019-06
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2019-07
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2019-08
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2019-09
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2019-10
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2019-11
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2019-12
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2020-01
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2020-02
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2020-03
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2020-04
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2020-05
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2020-06
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2020-07
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2020-08
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2020-09
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2020-10
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2020-11
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2020-12
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2021-01
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2021-02
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2021-03
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2021-04
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2021-05
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2021-06
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2021-07
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2021-08
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2021-09
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2021-10
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2021-11
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2021-12
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2022-01
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2022-02
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2022-03
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2022-04
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2022-05
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2022-06
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2022-07
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2022-08
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2022-09
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2022-10
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2022-11
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2022-12
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2023-01
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2023-02
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2023-03
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2023-04
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2023-05
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2023-06
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2023-07
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2023-08
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2023-09
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2023-10
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2023-11
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2023-12
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2024-01
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2024-02
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2024-03
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2024-04
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2024-05
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2024-06
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2024-07
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2024-08
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2024-09
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2024-10
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2024-11
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2024-12
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2025-01
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2025-02
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2025-03
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2025-04
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2025-05
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2025-06
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2025-07
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2025-08
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2025-09
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2025-10
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Lottery Gaming Facility Revenue Report, 2025-11
Licensed operators
| Operator | Brand | Vertical | License | Status | Launched | Partner / venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boyd Gaming | Kansas Star Casino | Commercial casinos | Lottery Gaming Facility Manager | active | Kansas Star Casino, LLC[22],[23],[24] | |
| Butler National | Boot Hill Casino and Resort | Commercial casinos | Lottery Gaming Facility Manager | active | Dec 1, 2009 | Boot Hill Casino Management Company, LLC[22],[25] |
| Kansas Crossing Casino | Kansas Crossing Casino and Hotel | Commercial casinos | Lottery Gaming Facility Manager | active | Apr 8, 2017 | Kansas Crossing Casino, L.C.[22],[26] |
| PENN Entertainment | Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway | Commercial casinos | Lottery Gaming Facility Manager | active | Kansas Entertainment, LLC[22] | |
| Bally's Corporation | Bally Bet | Sports (online) | Interactive sports wagering platform provider | active | butler-national · Boot Hill Casino and Resort[27] | |
| bet365 | bet365 | Sports (online) | Online-only sports wagering operator (untethered) | active | Aug 6, 2025 | [30] |
| BetMGM | BetMGM | Sports (online) | Interactive sports wagering platform provider | active | Sep 1, 2022 | kansas-crossing-casino · Kansas Crossing Casino and Hotel[31] |
| Caesars Entertainment | Caesars Sportsbook | Sports (online) | Interactive sports wagering platform provider | active | Sep 1, 2022 | kansas-crossing-casino · Kansas Crossing Casino and Hotel[32],[31] |
| DraftKings | DraftKings | Sports (online) | Interactive sports wagering platform provider | active | Sep 1, 2022 | butler-national · Boot Hill Casino and Resort[27],[33] |
| Fanatics | Fanatics Sportsbook | Sports (online) | Interactive sports wagering platform provider | active | Jan 1, 2024 | kansas-crossing-casino · Kansas Crossing Casino and Hotel[34] |
| FanDuel | FanDuel | Sports (online) | Interactive sports wagering platform provider | active | Sep 1, 2022 | boyd-gaming · Kansas Star Casino[33] |
| PENN Entertainment | theScore Bet | Sports (online) | Interactive sports wagering platform provider | active | Dec 1, 2025 | penn-entertainment · Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway[28] |
| Barstool Sportsbook | Barstool Sportsbook | Sports (online) | Interactive sports wagering platform provider | exited (Sep 8, 2023) | Sep 1, 2022 | penn-entertainment · Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway[28],[29] |
| PENN Entertainment | ESPN Bet | Sports (online) | Interactive sports wagering platform provider | exited (Dec 1, 2025) | Nov 14, 2023 | penn-entertainment · Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway[28] |
| PointsBet | PointsBet | Sports (online) | Interactive sports wagering platform provider | exited (Jan 1, 2024) | Sep 8, 2022 | kansas-crossing-casino · Kansas Crossing Casino and Hotel[31],[34] |
Tribal gaming
- Compact notices in the Federal Register
- 5 · first notice Jul 6, 1995, latest Jul 14, 2026
Tribal gaming revenue in the NIGC Tulsa Region
NIGC Tulsa RegionFederal fiscal years
$2.0B$4.0BFY2019FY2021FY2023FY2025$3.7B
The National Indian Gaming Commission reports revenue only by region. This region also includes Oklahoma. The region covers eastern Oklahoma only.[35]
Compact notices
| Published | Tribe | Notice | Federal Register |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 2026 | Wyandotte Nation | Compact took effect without action | 91 FR 43109 |
| Nov 24, 2025 | Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska | Amendment took effect without action | 90 FR 52995 |
| Jul 18, 2023 | Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation | Amendment took effect without action | 88 FR 45909 |
| Jul 6, 1995 | Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska | Compact approved | 60 FR 35320 |
| Jul 6, 1995 | Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians of Kansas | Compact approved | 60 FR 35320 |
The Interior Department publishes a notice when a compact or amendment is approved or takes effect. Older compacts published before 1994 are not included.
Economy
- Adults 21 and over
- 2.2M (2024; 3.0M residents)
- Gambling taxes collected
- $27.4M in FY2025 · 0.21% of all state taxes
- Gambling jobs
- 3,240 in 2025 · $46,058 average annual pay
Gambling taxes collectedState fiscal years
$10.0M$20.0M$30.0MFY2013FY2016FY2019FY2022FY2025$27.4M
Census Bureau tax collections on amusements and pari-mutuel wagering. Most states book casino, sports betting and video gaming taxes here; amusement taxes can also include admissions taxes unrelated to gambling.
Gambling jobsAnnual average
2,0004,0002015201720192021202320253,240
Casinos, casino hotels, card rooms, bingo halls, off-track betting and slot-route operators, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Racetracks are not included. Jobs at tribal casinos are counted as government jobs.
Gambling jobs by industry, 2025
| Industry | Ownership | Employers | Jobs | Average pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gambling industries | tribal and other government-owned | 6 | 628 | $42,445 |
| Gambling industries | privately owned | 20 | 1,817 | $47,576 |
| Casino hotels | tribal and other government-owned | 1 | 795 | $45,416 |
Taxes by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Amusement taxes | Pari-mutuel taxes | Share of state taxes |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $10.1M | $17.3M | 0.21% |
| FY2024 | $10.7M | $11.6M | 0.17% |
| FY2023 | $10.0M | $5.8M | 0.12% |
| FY2022 | $8.0M | — | 0.06% |
| FY2021 | $9.5M | — | 0.08% |
| FY2020 | $6.2M | — | 0.06% |
| FY2019 | $7.8M | — | 0.08% |
| FY2018 | $7.3M | — | 0.08% |
| FY2017 | $8.3M | — | 0.10% |
| FY2016 | $6.7M | — | 0.08% |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates: Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, States (NST-EST2025-ALLDATA); U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC): Historical Dataset; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages, NAICS 7132 (Gambling industries)
Timeline
- Oct 5, 2026 · Other · Pari-mutuelKRGC licensing office reopens at Eureka Downs ahead of return of live racing[2]
- Jul 14, 2026 · Compact Signed · Tribal casinosWyandotte Nation gaming compact amendment (incl. Crosswinds Casino, sports wagering hub-and-spoke model) deemed approved by operation of law; published in Federal Register (secondary-sourced; not independently fetched)[4]
- Dec 30, 2024 · Court Ruling · Skill gamesKansas Supreme Court rules POM of Kansas lacks standing to challenge treatment of "Dragon's Ascent" skill-game terminals[12]
- Sep 1, 2022 · Launched · Sports (online)Retail and online sports wagering launch in Kansas[1]
- May 12, 2022 · Legalized · Sports (online)Kansas legalizes retail and online sports wagering via amendments to KELA[1]L. 2022, ch. 91
- Dec 1, 2009 · Launched · Commercial casinosBoot Hill Casino, the first KELA facility, opens in Dodge City[1]
- Apr 19, 2007 · Legalized · Commercial casinosKansas Expanded Lottery Act enacted, authorizing state-owned destination casinos in four gaming zones[1]L. 2007, ch. 110 (2007 SB 66)
- Apr 19, 2007 · Legalized · Historical horse racingHistorical horse race machines authorized by statute as part of the Parimutuel Racing Act amendments[8]L. 2007, ch. 110
- Jan 1, 1987 · Legalized · Pari-mutuelKansas Parimutuel Racing Act enacted (L. 1987, ch. 112)[8]L. 1987, ch. 112
- Nov 4, 1986 · Ballot Measure · LotteryKansas voters approve constitutional amendment authorizing a state-owned lottery[5]
Regulators
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission (KRGC) — Commercial casinos, Sports (retail), Sports (online), Pari-mutuel, Historical horse racing, Advance deposit wagering
- Kansas Lottery — Lottery, iLottery, Commercial casinos, Sports (retail), Sports (online)
Sources
- Kansas Expanded Lottery Act, 2023 Kansas Statutes Annotated (K.S.A. 74-8733 et seq.) · Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission (official compilation) · statute · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“include a provision for the state to receive not less than 22% of lottery gaming facility revenues...include a provision for the state to receive 10% of the sports wagering revenues”
- Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission - Home · Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission · regulator page · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
- Kansas Tribal Gaming overview · TribalGaming.com (industry secondary source) · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
- Secondary reporting referencing Kansas AG Opinion 2025-11 and the 2026 Wyandotte Nation compact/Crosswinds Casino approval · Bonus.com / industry press aggregation (secondary) · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
- Kansas Lottery Act · Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission · regulator page · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“The Kansas Constitution was amended in 1986 to allow the Kansas legislature to provide for a State-owned and operated lottery”
- 2by2 Lottery Results and Information · LotteryUSA.com · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
- PlayOn Kansas - Kansas Lottery · Kansas Lottery · regulator page · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
- Kansas Parimutuel Racing Act, 2023 Kansas Statutes Annotated (K.S.A. 74-8801 et seq.) · Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission (official compilation) · statute · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“Parimutuel wagering on historical horse races shall only be conducted by an organization licensee at a facility located in Sedgwick county and only through historical horse race machines”
- Indiana Regulator Predicts 9 States Will Consider Sweeps Bans In 2026 · Sweepsy.com (industry tracker) · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
- Sweepstakes Casinos in Kansas · Lines.com (commercial gambling-affiliate site) · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
- Kansas Regulators Have No Immediate Plans To Halt Sports Prediction Markets · Sports Betting Dime · press · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“not planning on sending cease-and-desist letters to prediction market platforms”
- Kansas Supreme Court: 'Skill-gaming' company lacks standing in lawsuit against state regulators · Lawrence (KS) Times · press · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“the company lacks standing because it has not shown any credible threat of prosecution”
- Legal Fundraising Alternatives · Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission · regulator page · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
- Kansas Statutes § 74-8718. Unlawful sale of lottery ticket; penalty · FindLaw (Thomson Reuters) codification of K.S.A. 74-8718 · secondary · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
“for any person other than the Kansas lottery or a lottery retailer authorized by the Kansas lottery”
- Underdog Among 6 Fantasy Sports Apps Ordered To Leave Kansas · Legal Sports Report · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“I can confirm that we have sent out six cease-and-desist letters to date to various parties who may be in violation of Kansas law.”
- Underdog Fantasy Returns to Kansas Under a New Format · Covers.com · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
- Where is Online Horse Racing Betting Legal? Tracking All 50 States & Apps by Location · Action Network · secondary · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
“TwinSpires: ✅ FanDuel Racing: ❌ TVG: ❌ DRF: ✅ AmWager: ✅ DraftKings Horse: ❌”
- Kansas Horse Racing Betting · BettingUSA.com · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
- Kansas Register — K.A.R. 112-201-1 Definitions (Sports Wagering) · Kansas Secretary of State / Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission · regulation · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“Each of the following words and terms, when used in article 112-201, 112-202, and 112-203 of the Kansas racing and gaming commission's regulations, shall have the meaning specified in this subsection unless the context indicates otherwise.”
- Kansas House committee testimony on sports wagering bill (2020) · Kansas Legislature · bill · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
- Kansas Administrative Regulations, Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, Article 201 - General Provisions and Definitions (sports wagering) · Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission · regulation · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“debit and credit cards; online and mobile application payment systems that support online money transfers”
- Certified Lottery Gaming Facility Managers · Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission · regulator page · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“Kansas Entertainment, LLC: Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway; Boot Hill Casino Management Company, LLC: Boot Hill Casino and Resort; Kansas Star Casino, LLC: Kansas Star Casino; Kansas Crossing Casino, L.C.: Kansas Crossing Casino.”
- Peninsula Gaming wins Kansas gaming facility bid · Dallas News · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“Peninsula Gaming of Dubuque, Iowa chosen to build Kansas Star hotel, casino and equine center near Mulvane.”
- Boyd Gaming in $1.45bn casinos acquisition · InterGame Online · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“Boyd's announcement said the Peninsula Gaming deal would add Kansas Star Casino, Kansas; Diamond Jo Casino and Diamond Jo Worth in Iowa; and Evangeline Downs and Amelia Belle in Louisiana.”
- Lottery Gaming Facility Review Board Chooses Casino Manager for Southwest Kansas (press release, Sept. 26, 2008) · Kansas Lottery Gaming Facility Review Board · government other · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“The Kansas Lottery Gaming Facility Review Board today selected Butler National Service Corporation to manage a state owned and operated gaming facility in Southwest Kansas. The vote was 5-2 in favor of the Boot Hill Resort and Casino.”
- Kansas Legislature committee testimony (2021), Bruce Christenson, Kansas Crossing Casino, L.C. · Kansas Legislature · government other · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“Bruce Christenson, managing member of Kansas Crossing Casino, L.C., the Lottery Gaming Facility Manager for the Kansas Crossing Casino and Hotel.”
- Boot Hill Casino sports wagering partnerships · CasinoBeats · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“Butler National has inked an agreement with DraftKings and Bally's via its wholly-owned subsidiary that manages Boot Hill Casino & Resort.”
- Barstool Sportsbook Takes Marquee Partner For Kansas Sports Betting · Legal Sports Report · press · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“Hollywood Casino is one of two casinos across the state which launched with both an in-person sportsbook as well as a mobile sportsbook partnership with Barstool Sports.”
- Kansas Speedway renames NASCAR Cup race as Hollywood Casino announces sportsbook · AOL/press · press · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“The Sept. 11 NASCAR race was renamed the Hollywood Casino 400 presented by Barstool Sportsbook.”
- Kansas Welcomes bet365 As Seventh Launched Sports Betting Operator · Sports Betting Dime · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“bet365 launched in Kansas on August 6, 2025, as the state's seventh licensed online sportsbook, operating independently without a retail casino partner.”
- Kansas Sports Betting: PointsBet Given Green Light to Be Part of State's Soft Launch · Covers.com · press · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“Kansas Crossing also offered BetMGM and Caesars for mobile betting, and Caesars planned a retail sportsbook inside the casino.”
- Caesars Sportsbook launches in Kansas · Caesars Entertainment Investor Relations · filing · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“Caesars Entertainment announced that its Caesars Sportsbook app was available for download in Kansas on September 1, 2022.”
- Live Updates: Kansas Sports Betting Launches Today · Legal Sports Report · press · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“Kansas sports wagering officially launched Sept. 1, 2022, with FanDuel tied to Kansas Star Casino and DraftKings tied to Boot Hill Casino.”
- Fanatics Sportsbook launches operations in Kansas to mark 17th market entry since October 2023 · World Casino Directory · secondary · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
“Fanatics entered Kansas through its acquisition of PointsBet ... the launch was the operator's 17th state since it acquired PointsBet in October 2023.”
- NIGC FY 2025 Gross Gaming Revenue Report · National Indian Gaming Commission · regulator report · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
“FY 2025’s GGR of $46.2 billion marks the highest ever GGR for the Indian gaming industry.”