West Virginia has collected nearly $13 million in privilege tax from igaming and $3.9 million in taxes from sports wagering this fiscal year.
West Virginia was one of the early adopters of igaming, becoming the fourth state to allow mobile casino gambling in 2020. The gaming is licensed through the state’s four racetrack casinos and Greenbrier casino resort.
The state’s igaming operators have made $86.5 million on $2.6 billion in wagers this fiscal year. Taxes are then collected at a 15% rate, with the administration of the program collecting $1.9 million and $110,000 going to pensions while the state collected $10.9 million to go to education, seniors and tourism.
