Michigan Posts $286.3m In iGaming Revenue To Set New January Record
The Michigan Gaming Control Board has released figures for January’s gaming revenue.
Although down on the previous month’s figures, the Great Lakes State’s iGaming revenue of $286.3million set a new record for January, up 22.8% from January 2025.
Motor City Casino, MGM Grand Detroit, and Bay Mills Indian Community remain out in front as the state’s three largest online casinos, competing closely for the title of best online casino in Michigan. Meanwhile, sports betting saw a substantial decline.
That sports betting decline was also seen in physical outlets.
The state’s three retail casinos, all located in Detroit, posted $103.9m in revenue, with a marginal increase in money from slot and table games offset by a substantial drop in physical sports betting wagers.
iGaming Revenue
January’s $286.3m iGaming revenue was up 22.8% against last year’s figures, but down 3.5% from December’s $296.7m.
A lot of the annual increase came from Hard Rock Bet’s new deal with the Hannahville Indian Community, launching its online casino at the beginning of December.
The venue experienced a new casino revenue spike in December, generating $33.6m.
This was down to $22m last month, but that still gave January’s iGaming total significant help.
"Total online gambling revenue, taking all metrics into account, stood at $356.3m for the month - up 7.6% compared to 2025. iGaming operators paid a total of $54.6m in taxes and fees, while online sports betting operators paid $2.5m."
It was Motor City Casino that generated the most revenue of the state’s 15 licensed casinos, though - $70.4m. MGM Grand Detroit generated $63.2m, while Bay Mills Indian Community posted $43.7m and was the only one of the three casinos to show monthly gains.
Its figures were 2.37% higher than in December.
In its second month of operation, Hannahville saw the greatest monthly decline, of 33.78%.
Three other venues had double-digit drops: Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Casino, Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians Casino, and Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians Casino.
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Other Gambling Figures
In comparison, sports betting endured a torrid January. Compared to last year, revenue was down 31% to $58m.
Last season, the Detroit Lions won the NFC North division, entering the playoffs as the top seed. This year, they could only muster a fourth-place division finish with a 9–8 record.
The lackluster performance led to downbeat sports betting, even as online casinos continued to see steady engagement, particularly across the best online slots.
Total online gambling revenue, taking all metrics into account, stood at $356.3m for the month - up 7.6% compared to 2025. iGaming operators paid a total of $54.6m in taxes and fees, while online sports betting operators paid $2.5m.
Detroit’s retail casinos paid $13.1m and $770,000, respectively, to the city.
The sports betting decline was also felt in retail casinos. The state’s three casinos reported $103.9m in revenue.
This included a 0.8% increase in table game and slot revenue, but a massive 69.5% decrease in sports betting, which stood at $790,000.
MGM remains the largest of the three casinos in revenue terms, with a 49% market share. MotorCity holds 30% of the market, with Hollywood Casino at Greektown accounting for 21%.
Michigan also has around 20 Native American tribal casinos, but they do not pay state taxes, and their revenue figures are not included in the Michigan Gaming Control Board’s monthly report.
