{"id":9257,"date":"2025-06-11T04:39:30","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T04:39:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slategray-wallaby-310340.hostingersite.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/11\/detroit-casinos-hit-114-million-in-may-while-betting-slips\/"},"modified":"2025-06-11T04:39:30","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T04:39:30","slug":"detroit-casinos-hit-114-million-in-may-while-betting-slips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/11\/detroit-casinos-hit-114-million-in-may-while-betting-slips\/","title":{"rendered":"Detroit Casinos Hit $114 Million in May While Betting Slips"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Casino revenue in Detroit saw modest growth in May 2025, with the three main operators showing a slight uptick year-over-year. However, retail sports betting continued to underperform despite a small month-over-month improvement.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><em><strong>Good to know<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Detroit\u2019s three casinos reported $114 million in total revenue for May.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>MGM Grand Detroit led with $53.2 million, up 2.4% from last year.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Retail sports betting revenue dropped 31.1% year-over-year to $1.3 million.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p>The Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) released new figures detailing revenue performance from MGM Grand Detroit, MotorCity Casino, and Hollywood Casino at Greektown. Combined, the three casinos reported $114 million in revenue for May 2025, showing a 0.7% increase from the same period in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>MGM Grand Detroit brought in the highest share at nearly $53.2 million, reflecting a 2.4% year-over-year increase. MotorCity Casino generated $34.5 million, and Hollywood Casino reported $26.2 million. Compared to May 2024, MotorCity saw a slight gain of 0.6%, while Hollywood posted a marginal 0.2% decline.<\/p>\n<p>When breaking down revenue by category, table games and slot machines accounted for $112.7 million in May, up 1.2% from the same month last year and 3% higher than April 2025. 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On top of that, Detroit received $13.4 million in wagering taxes and development agreement payments tied to local casino operations.<\/p>\n<p>While core casino revenue showed stability, retail sports betting told a different story. Adjusted gross revenue from in-person sports wagers dropped 31.1% year-over-year, landing at $1.3 million in May. The total sports betting handle for the month came in at $9.2 million.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the year-over-year dip, May still performed better than April. Retail sports betting revenue increased by $964,700 compared to the previous month, showing a possible rebound after a slow start to the spring.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/casino-news\/detroit-casinos-hit-114-million-in-may-while-betting-slips\/\">Detroit Casinos Hit $114 Million in May While Betting Slips<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/\">iGaming.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Casino revenue in Detroit saw modest growth in May 2025, with the three main operators showing a slight uptick year-over-year. However, retail sports betting continued to underperform despite a small month-over-month improvement. Good to know Detroit\u2019s three casinos reported $114 million in total revenue for May. MGM Grand Detroit led with $53.2 million, up 2.4% [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9257","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":6}},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9257","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9257"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9257\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9257"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9257"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}