Michigan Online Casino Revenue Drops in May but Sports Betting up by 9.1%

State still reported second best month in history

by - Friday, June 17th, 2022 10:39

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Michigan Online Casino Revenue Drops in May but Sports Betting up by 9.1% revealing that internet casino gaming and Michigan sports betting operators combined to generate $160.9 million in revenue for the month of May.

The latest figures mark a drop of 1.4% when compared to April’s results. Internet gaming gross receipts for the month came to $127.4 million falling short of the record $132.4 million recorded in the previous month.

Michigan Online Casino Revenue Drops in May but Sports Betting up by 9.1%

Combined online gaming taxes and fees paid to the state of Michigan came to $24.6 million.

Totals for the month from internet gaming:

  • Casino gaming – $23.5 million
  • Mobile sports betting – $1.1 million

Detroit casinos retail revenues

The city’s three licensed casinos reported $108.7 million in monthly aggregate revenue during the month of May. Of this figure, table games and slots generated $106.3 million in revenue while retail sports betting generated $2.4 million.

According to the MGCB report, the retail market shares were as follows:

  • MGM – 46%
  • MotorCity – 32%
  • Greektown – 22%

All three casinos reported a combined 1.5% drop in revenue for table games and slots year-on-year and a 9.1% decrease compared to April.

  • MGM up 8.3% to $50 million
  • MotorCity down 9.5% to $34.6 million
  • Greektown down 8% to $21.7 million

Detroit’s casinos paid a combined $8.6 million in gaming taxes to the State of Michigan during May. All three casinos also reported submitting a combined $12.6million in wagering taxes to the City of Detroit during the same period.

Michigan Online Casino Revenue Drops in May but Sports Betting up by 9.1%

May QAGR reported by casino each were:

  • MGM – $220,028
  • Michigan Online Casino Revenue Drops in May but Sports Betting up by 9.1%
  • Greektown – $1,592,834
Jenny Tang
Michigan Online Casino Revenue Drops in May but Sports Betting up by 9.1%