Kansas state’s four retail casinos posted combined revenue of $39 million in March, a 0.99% year-on-year increase. The Kansas Lottery, the organization responsible for overseeing all gambling operations in the state said that three of the four casinos posted annual gains. Total revenue for the fiscal year to date stands at $310 million, which is a 2% increase compared to the year before.

Although online sports betting has been regulated in the state since 2022, iGaming remains unregulated, and there are currently no bills proposing to change this. However, players can access online casinos licensed in other states, and offshore casinos like Megadice.com, which offers cryptocurrency deposits and withdrawals, as well as a large selection of traditional and modern casino games.

Kansas’s physical casinos have been enjoying a positive year. The four casinos posted a combined revenue of $39 million in March 2025. This represents a slight increase compared to 2024. Of the four retail outlets, Kansas Star Casino led the way. A 2.25% annual increase saw $15.6 million in revenue in the month. Hollywood Casino and Kansas Crossing Casino also posted gains, reaching $15.4 million (+1.15%) and $3.7 million (+0.38%) respectively. Boot Hill Casino, however, saw its revenue fall 3.39% to $4.2 million, tempering overall figures.

Despite Kansas Star leading the way in March, Hollywood Casino has posted the highest revenue figures across the fiscal year with $125.1 million, ahead of Kansas Star Casino ($120.4m), Boot Hill Casino ($34.5m), and Kansas Crossing Casino ($29.9m).

7 states have, so far, regulated online casinos – Connecticut, Delaware, Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and West Virginia. States like New Jersey collect more than a billion dollars a year in tax revenue from iGaming but, despite these potential profits, movement in other states has so far been slow. Kansas has not put forward any bills to introduce legislation in this area.

Players can access sweepstakes casinos, but several states have introduced new legislation in a bid to crack down on these online gambling sites, which operate in a legal gray area. Sweepstakes casinos offer the same casino games as traditional online casinos, but they manage to operate in states where the industry is not yet regulated.

They do this by using dual currencies – specifically, players use sweepstakes coins to pay for games, and are rewarded in sweepstakes coins. As well as being able to buy these coins, the casinos must offer players some free coins, typically through postal applications or as daily rewards. Prizes are paid out as sweepstakes coins and players can then cash these coins in for prizes, which often include cash prizes.

Critics argue that while the process might add an extra step, sweepstakes casinos effectively operate the same as traditional online casinos. So many sweepstakes casinos have cropped up that states are beginning to take action against these entities. Mississippi, Connecticut, Maryland, New Jersey, and, most recently, New York have moved forward with regulations to prevent these casinos from operating.

Although iGaming has not yet been regulated in the state, Kansas has had a regulated sports betting market since 2022. This enables players to place bets both offline and online. Kansas has a small population of fewer than 3 million people but still generated sports betting revenue of $8 million in March, which is a 12.4% annual increase. The vast majority of this ($7.9m) came from online betting.

In other states where both forms of online gambling have been legalized, iGaming tends to attract higher revenue and tax profits, which means Kansas could significantly increase its online gambling tax revenue by extending its regulatory framework.

Opponents of online gambling regulation point to social problems that it allegedly generates while claiming that it cannibalizes the retail casino market. However, other states have not experienced this cannibalization, and proponents point to it as being an additional source of revenue, rather than a replacement. This also means additional jobs could be created through regulation. However, the relatively meager size of the market may be the reason that lawmakers have not explored the potential to advance iGaming in the state.