Tennessee
Online only, and taxes handle instead of revenue
Last reviewed October 2026- Status
- Live online betting
- Online betting
- Available
- Market opened
- Nov 2020
- Regulator
- SWC
- Legal age
- 21
- Operator tax
- 1.85% of handle
The market
Tennessee is online only, with no retail sportsbooks, and it taxes handle instead of revenue. That handle tax makes operators careful with promotions, but it's still a competitive market.
What this means for matched betting
Tennessee taxes turnover, not profit, so every wager costs the book something whether it wins or loses. That makes operators watch promotional volume closely: expect tighter qualifying terms than the tax rate alone suggests. The field is competitive enough to hedge across.