Detroit Casino Revenues Hit $105.1M in December, Total $1.2B for the Year

The December market shares were:

• MGM, 49%
• MotorCity, 29%
• Hollywood Casino at Greektown, 22%

Monthly Table Games, Slot Revenue, and Taxes
The casinos’ revenue for table games and slots for the month of December 2025 decreased 5.4% when compared to the same month last year. December’s monthly revenue was 2.9% lower when compared to the previous month, November 2025. From Jan. 1 through Dec. 31, the Detroit casinos’ table games and slots revenue decreased by 1.3% compared to the same period last year.

The casinos’ monthly gaming revenue results decreased compared to December 2024:

• MGM, down 1.0% to $50.7 million
• MotorCity, down 9.2% to $30.0 million
• Hollywood Casino at Greektown, down 9.5% to $22.7 million

In December 2025, the three Detroit casinos paid $8.4 million in gaming taxes to the State of Michigan. They paid $8.9 million for the same month last year. The casinos also reported submitting $12.8 million in wagering taxes and development agreement payments to the City of Detroit in December.

Quarterly Table Games, Slot Revenue, and Taxes
For the fourth quarter of 2025 that ended Dec. 31, aggregate revenue was down for all three Detroit casinos by 1.1% compared to the same period last year. Quarterly gaming revenue numbers for the casinos were:

• MGM: $154.1 million
• MotorCity: $91.9 million
• Hollywood Casino at Greektown: $69.8 million           

Compared to the fourth quarter of 2024, MGM was up by 2.8%, and MotorCity and Hollywood Casino were down by 6.0% and 2.7%, respectively. The three casinos paid $25.6 million in gaming taxes to the state in the fourth quarter of 2025, compared to $25.9 million in the same quarter last year.

Monthly Retail Sports Betting Revenue and Taxes
The three Detroit casinos reported $12.23 million in total retail sports betting handle, and total gross receipts of $1.8 million for the month of December. Retail sports betting qualified adjusted gross receipts (QAGR) were up by $1.4 million in December when compared to December 2024, and up by 0.7% when compared to November 2025.  

December QAGR by casino was:

• MGM: $372,771
• MotorCity: $747,568
• Hollywood Casino at Greektown: $599,224

During December, the casinos paid $64,999 in gaming taxes to the state and reported submitting $79,444 in wagering taxes to the City of Detroit based on their retail sports betting revenue.

Annual Revenue for Table Games, Slots, and Retail Sports Betting
The total yearly aggregate revenue of $1.28 billion by the three Detroit casinos for slots, table games, and retail sports betting was generated by:

• Slots: $1.02 billion (79.5%)
• Table games: $247.8 million (19.4%)
• Retail sports betting: $14.2 million (1.1%)

The casinos’ market shares for the year were:

• MGM, 48%
• MotorCity, 30%
• Hollywood Casino at Greektown, 22%

Compared to 2024, slots and table games yearly gaming revenue for the three casinos were as follows:

• MGM, up by 0.3% to $605.3 million
• MotorCity, down by 2.5% to $376.1 million
• Hollywood Casino at Greektown, down by 3.1% to $283.9 million

Aggregate retail sports betting qualified adjusted gross receipts (QAGR) for 2025 was up by 45.9% to $14.2 million compared to last year, with MGM totaling $3.0 million, MotorCity totaling $6.8 million, and Hollywood Casino at Greektown totaling $4.4 million.

In 2025, the three Detroit casinos paid the state $102.5 million in wagering taxes for slots and table games, and $535,323 in wagering taxes for retail sports betting. In 2024, they had paid $103.9 million and $372,729 for each, respectively.

Fantasy Contests
For November, fantasy contest operators reported total adjusted revenues of $1.16 million and paid taxes of $97,032.

From Jan. 1 through Nov. 30, fantasy contest operators reported $8.9 million in aggregate fantasy contest adjusted revenues and paid $744,022 in taxes.