West Virginia's online casinos posted record monthly revenue in October 2026, the second full month with bet365 live in the state. The result pushed 2026 revenue past the total for all of 2025, while a bill to raise the iGaming tax remains pending.

The revenue measure is adjusted gross interactive wagering receipts. State law defines it as an operator’s gross online wagering receipts minus winnings paid to players. Under 2019’s House Bill 2934, the privilege tax on those receipts goes into the Interactive Wagering Fund each week, and every licensed racetrack and historic resort pays it.

A new operator arrives in a capped market

The operator launched online sports betting and casino in the state on Aug. 27, 2026. West Virginia is its fourth U.S. online casino state. In its other 14 states, bet365 offers sports betting only.

Lottery licensing documents show bet365 received an interim license in January 2026. It was approved for a full annual license on July 29. West Virginia was the company’s sixth North American launch in 13 months, Yogonet reported. The earlier launches were Kansas and Maryland in August 2025, Missouri in December 2025, Michigan in April 2026 and Alberta in July 2026.

West Virginia’s market has a fixed structure. The Interactive Wagering Act allows no more than five gaming facility licenses with online wagering. Every online game counts as a state-owned lottery game. October’s record is consistent with bet365 adding to that market, but the operator split has yet to be shown.

November 2025 sets a high bar for the next report

Two months of 2026 remain to be reported. The comparison months set a high bar. Adjusted gross interactive gaming receipts were $37,198,210 in November 2025. Receipts for the fiscal year to date through Nov. 30, 2025, were $169,425,990.

The broader lottery picture also shows growth. The Lottery took in more than $1.33 billion in gross revenue in fiscal 2026, which ended June 30. It sent $582.9 million to the state. Revenue was $58 million higher than in fiscal 2025. In its fiscal 2026 wrap-up, the Lottery named iLottery and iGaming as its biggest growth areas, and said iGaming was following national gaming trends.

Higher revenue also raises the stakes of a pending tax change. Introduced on Jan. 16, 2026, House Bill 4397 would increase the iGaming privilege tax. The bill is still listed as pending in the House Local Governments Committee.

The next detail to watch is the operator breakdown. The Lottery publishes a file that splits interactive wagering data by skin and casino. That file will show how much of October’s record came from bet365.

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