Detroit Commercial Casino Revenue Increases 1.5% Year-on-Year in April

The three licensed commercial casinos in Detroit combined to generate $109.8 million in total revenue in April 2025, a 1.5% increase from the previous year.

Ziv Chen

Last updated: May 14, 2025 2:23 PM EDT • 2 min read

Detroit Commercial Casino Revenue Increases 1.5% Year-on-Year in April — Pictured: Welcome Football Fans sign at the Greektown Casino Hotel in downtown. Photo by Kirby Lee via Imagn Images.

The three licensed commercial casinos in Detroit combined to generate $109.8 million in total revenue during April 2025, a rise of 1.5% year-on-year.

Michigan’s state regulator, the Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB), released its latest figures for the casino sector. The figures showed that the three casinos, MGM Grand Detroit, MotorCity, and Hollywood Casino at Greektown, had improved on last April’s revenue return of $107.9 million.

The revenue report also showed that table games and slot machines contributed most of the total, $109.5 million, compared to the $0.3 million generated by sports betting. It's just a small slice of the legal Michigan sports betting market, most of which is operated online.

Retail casino gambling in Michigan is dominated by Tribal operators, which are federally regulated and account for 23 of the state’s 26 legal casino venues. The Michigan online casino market is also one of the nation's largest real-money online casino markets.

Hollywood Casino at Greektown doesn’t benefit

Although revenue across the three casinos rose overall year over year in April, one of the trio fared worse than the others. Hollywood Casino at Greektown reported a slight drop in revenue of 0.2% compared to its April 2024 level.

That was offset, though, by the growth at the other two commercial venues. MGM Grand Detroit's April revenue increased 2.5% year over year to $51.1 million. It accounted for 47% of the sector’s monthly total, while MotorCity contributed 30%, having increased its revenue to $33.1 million, up 1.2% from last year.

Between them, the three casinos also significantly contributed to state and city income. They paid $8.9 million in gaming taxes to the state of Michigan and $13 million in wagering taxes and other payments to the City of Detroit.

Michigan continues crackdown

The state’s regulator has also taken action this week to protect licensed operators and customers from what it alleges are illegal casino operators.

The Michigan Gaming Control Board has issued letters to casino operators licensed in Costa Rica. The brands, You Wager, Bet Pop Casino, Wager 7, Discount Wager, and Alistair Solutions, have 14 days to comply or face legal action.

“Illegal gambling operations prey on vulnerable consumers and undermine the integrity of the regulated gaming industry. Michigan residents deserve the protections that come with licensed, legal gaming. We will continue to take strong action against those who skirt the law,” said Henry Williams, MGCB Executive Director.

Michigan continues to be one of the most proactive states regarding illegal gambling in the US. The MCGB promoted responsible gambling ahead of March Madness and started investigations into unlicensed sports prediction companies in April.

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Ziv Chen

Ziv has over two decades of experience in the igaming and sports betting industry, having served in senior marketing and business development positions with both B2C and B2B companies, including Playtech and Microgaming. In 2019, Ziv decided to pursue his passion for writing and became a fulltime industry journalist, covering casino, sports, and gambling business news. He’s specialties include casino games and technology, US state gambling regulation, company performance, as well as gambling affiliates and marketing. As a Pitt graduate, Ziv is a diehard fan of all Pittsburgh sports teams, with the Steelers at the top of the list. In his free time, he enjoys reading crime fiction, biographies (mainly of sports personalities, but not only) and American history. Ziv’s Favorite quote: “We're going to pursue perfection, knowing full well we won't catch it, but we're going to relentlessly chase it," Mike Tomlin, Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach.