Reps. Titus and Reschenthaler Reintroduce Legislation to Repeal “Handle Tax”
Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), co-chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Gaming Caucus, reintroduced legislation today to repeal the .25% excise tax placed on all legal sports bets, known as the “handle tax” first enacted in 1951 to counter illegal gambling and no longer relevant today. “The Discriminatory Gaming Tax Repeal Act of 2025 repeals a tax…