Detroit Casinos Surpass $100m As Revenue Climbs
The Michigan Gaming Control Board has released its casino revenue figures for February 2026.
The Great Lakes State’s three retail casinos, all in Detroit, have posted $100.6m in revenue for the month, representing a modest 1.8% gain from February 2025.
February’s figure is down 3.2% from January’s $103.9m, but February is a shorter month.
Monthly Revenue Breakdown
The vast majority of the money, $100m, came from casino games like slots and traditional table games, while sports betting accounted for $561,000 of the total.
Casino game revenue was up 2% compared to last year, accounting for $100m of the total.
Those gains were pegged back slightly by the state’s sports betting figures, which were down 31.2% from last year.
However, sports betting is only a sliver of the market, with February’s revenue totalling just $578,000 from a $6.5m handle.
In all, the venues paid just over $8.1m in state taxes and nearly $12m in city taxes and fees. This figure compares favorably to the $7.9m paid in the same month last year.
"Michigan, like many states, has attempted to combat this problem in state courts. Earlier this month, the state announced it was suing Kalshi for illegal sports betting."
BetMGM retains its position as the dominant market leader with 48% of the total market share.
MotorCity retains its second position with 29% of the market, while Hollywood Casino at Greektown mops up the remaining 23%. Last year’s market share had an almost identical 47%/29%/24% split, respectively.
Although we’re only two months into the year, Detroit is showing steady year-to-date growth.
The casinos have seen a 1.4% increase compared to the same period in 2025. While the growth is modest, it comes on the back of two successive annual declines, so it marks a welcome turnaround.
Other Michigan Gaming Markets
Meanwhile, Michigan’s iGaming revenue continues to go from strength to strength.
February figures haven’t been published yet, but online operators posted $286.3m of revenue in January. While that figure was down 3.5% from December, it was up 22.8% compared to January 2025 and set a new record for January revenue.
The state introduced online casino regulation in 2019 and saw its first online platforms launch in 2021.
In 2025, the market set a new iGaming revenue record with operators generating $3.8bn in total gross receipts.
Hard Rock Michigan’s launch last December will further boost this year’s figures.
Since opening, the site, which sees Hard Rock partner with the Hannahville Indian Community, has posted monthly revenue figures of $33.6m in December and $22m in January.
However, one factor that could derail revenue growth is the introduction of prediction markets.
At a federal level, prediction markets are considered trading, not gambling. While the intuitive platform format may reduce betting activity, the revenue will not contribute to state gambling taxes.
Michigan, like many states, has attempted to combat this problem in state courts. Earlier this month, the state announced it was suing Kalshi for illegal sports betting.
In a premeditated attempt to avoid the same fate, Polymarket applied for a temporary restraining order against the Attorney General.
The attempt failed, but the fate of prediction markets could have a substantial impact on the state’s finances.
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