What the June Filings Say About the Month We Called a Win for the Books

Infographic on New York sports betting in June 2026. Sportsbook hold fell from 12.5 percent in June 2025 to 5.2 percent, a record low since mobile betting began in 2022, per New York State Gaming Commission filings. Handle rose 36.6 percent while revenue fell about 43 percent.

Three weeks ago this site ran a piece arguing that the World Cup broke American betting records and the books came out ahead anyway. Every figure in it came from operators talking to reporters, and the post said so plainly: nobody had filed financials yet, and press quotes get picked by the people they flatter. … Read more