North Carolina State Lottery Commission releases August sports betting revenue report

RALEIGH, NC (WWAY) – The North Carolina State Lottery Commission on Monday released its sports betting revenue report for August.

Between Aug. 1 and Aug. 31, account holders in North Carolina bet $370,484,774 on sports events, including paid wagering revenue and promotional wagering revenue.

From those bets, account holders won $333,707,885.

In August, the gross wagering revenue was $33,751,015. After the 18 percent tax rate is applied, the estimated tax proceeds for the month would be $6,075,183.

The August revenue report is available on the Commission’s website at https://ncgaming.gov/about/reports.