Indiana August 2026 Sports Betting Handle
Operator Market Share
The 10 licensed online sportsbook brands in Indiana, ranked by Aug 2026 handle. Market share is calculated as a percentage of total online + retail handle reported across all operators.
| Rank | Brand | License Casino | Handle | Taxable AGR | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | DraftKings | Ameristar Casino East Chicago | $130,404,938 | $12,404,964 | 36.1% |
| #2 | FanDuel | Blue Chip Casino | $99,778,180 | $10,292,705 | 27.6% |
| #3 | Fanatics Sportsbook | Hollywood Casino Lawrenceburg | $30,241,827 | $2,984,989 | 8.4% |
| #4 | bet365 | French Lick Resort | $28,641,781 | $2,641,545 | 7.9% |
| #5 | BetMGM | Belterra Casino | $26,893,668 | $2,753,217 | 7.5% |
| #6 | Caesars Sportsbook | Harrah's Hoosier Park (WilliamHill.com backend) | $18,952,360 | $1,365,225 | 5.3% |
| #7 | Hard Rock Bet | Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana | $11,188,379 | $1,007,509 | 3.1% |
| #8 | theScore Bet | Hollywood Casino Lawrenceburg (theScore.com) | $7,469,588 | $983,376 | 2.1% |
| #9 | BetRivers | French Lick Resort | $6,085,885 | $485,987 | 1.7% |
| #10 | Bally Bet | Bally's Evansville | $1,292,834 | $190,889 | 0.4% |
Handle by Sport
Indiana publishes monthly handle broken down by major wager category. Parlay is treated as its own category and consistently leads.
| Sport | Aug 2026 Handle | Aug 2026 Share | YTD Handle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parlay | $126,541,559 | 34.4% | $294,963,872 |
| Other | $104,583,896 | 28.5% | $218,346,056 |
| Baseball | $80,353,365 | 21.9% | $146,723,635 |
| Basketball | $34,757,732 | 9.5% | $63,149,623 |
| Football | $21,095,462 | 5.7% | $28,186,734 |
Context & Analysis
- Total handle of $367.5M eased 4.4% below July's $384.2M, the second month of the summer floor before the football calendar takes over.
- Parlay remained the largest wager category at $126.5M (34.4% of handle), well off July's 43.9% share as single-game baseball and football volume returned.
- Baseball led all single-league categories at $80.4M (21.9%), the MLB pennant-race peak and the highest baseball month of 2026 so far.
- Football climbed to $21.1M (5.7%), roughly triple July's $7.1M, as the NFL preseason and college openers brought early-season action.
- Basketball rose to $34.8M (9.5%) on WNBA volume, up from July's off-season low of $28.4M.
- DraftKings again led all operators at $130.4M in handle, with FanDuel second at $99.8M. The two leaders captured 62.6% of statewide handle.
- Fanatics moved to the top of the mid-pack at $30.2M, edging bet365 ($28.6M) and BetMGM ($26.9M), which had led that group in July.
- Caesars Sportsbook (under Harrah's Hoosier Park via the WilliamHill.com backend) was the standout grower, up 14.1% month-over-month to $19.0M in handle.
- Operator hold eased to 9.97% from July's 10.43%, consistent with the lower parlay share.
- August is the second month of Indiana's fiscal year 2027, lifting year-to-date handle to $751.7M.
Methodology & Source
All figures sourced directly from the Indiana Gaming Commission's "Summary of Wagering and Supplemental Tax" filings, published monthly at in.gov/igc. Handle includes both online and retail wagers, including bets placed on future events. Taxable Adjusted Gross Revenue is computed after payouts and adjustments. Indiana taxes sports-wagering AGR at 9.5%.
Operator-to-casino license mapping follows the IGC's "Detail of Sports Wagering Tax" page. A few operators (Caesars Sportsbook, theScore Bet) operate under different legal entity names than their consumer-facing brand — those mappings are noted in the table above.