Detroit Casinos Generate a Striking $103.55 Million in September Revenue

Table Games and Slots Drive Growth

During September 2026, table games and slots generated $102.78 million in revenue. While this figure represents a 4.7% increase compared to September 2025, it shows a slight 5.6% drop from August of this year. Year-to-date (January 1 through September 30), sector revenue has increased by 2.3% year-over-year.

Regarding market share, MGM comfortably led the month with 47%, followed by MotorCity with 32%, and Hollywood Casino at Greektown with the remaining 21%.

The individual performance of the casinos compared to the previous year was as follows:

MGM: Experienced a 6.5% increase, reaching $48.84 million.

MotorCity: Achieved a notable 12.7% increase, standing at $32.6 million.

Hollywood Casino at Greektown: Recorded an 8.8% decline, dropping to $21.34 million.

As a result of their operations, the establishments paid $8.3 million in state gaming taxes during the month (up from $8.0 million in 2025). Furthermore, they reported submitting $12.7 million to the City of Detroit in wagering taxes and development agreement payments.

Retail Sports Betting and Fantasy Sports Performance

In the retail sports betting segment, Detroit casinos reported a total handle of $12.39 million for September. Total gross receipts were $784,762, while qualified adjusted gross receipts (QAGR) contributed $769,771 to the overall total. This QAGR represents a 3.0% increase from September 2025, although it marks a 10.9% decrease compared to the previous month.

The September QAGR broken down by establishment was:

MGM: Negative ($48,265)

MotorCity: $602,755

Hollywood Casino at Greektown: $215,281

Based on this retail sports betting activity, the casinos paid $30,922 in state taxes and submitted another $37,793 to the City of Detroit.

Finally, the report details that for the previous month of August 2026, fantasy contest operators reported $657,854 in adjusted revenues, paying a total of $55,260 in taxes.