Michigan’s casino business is finishing 2025 with a familiar shape. Brick-and-mortar revenue in Detroit has held close to last year’s pace, while online casino play continues to drive the larger totals.

State regulators’ latest reports show two markets moving in parallel. Detroit’s three commercial casinos generated $108.2 million in revenue in November 2025, while licensed internet gaming and internet sports betting operators reported $335.7 million in gross receipts for the same month.

 Detroit’s Three Casinos: Steady revenue, steady tax flow

The Michigan Gaming Control Board said MGM Grand Detroit, MotorCity Casino, and Hollywood Casino at Greektown generated $108.2 million in revenue in November. Table games and slot machines made up $106.5 million of that figure, with retail sports betting contributing $1.7 million.

MGM Grand led the group at 47% market share, followed by MotorCity at 30% and Greektown at 23%, according to the board. Table games and slots revenue rose 0.1% compared with November 2024, while the year-to-date total through Nov. 30 was down 1.0% from the same period in 2024.

The board said the casinos paid $8.63 million in state gaming taxes in November and submitted $13.2 million in wagering taxes and development agreement payments to the City of Detroit.

Online casino play keeps pulling the center of gravity

While Detroit’s casino floors tracked close to last year, the online market continued to post totals that dwarfed in-person results. The MGCB reported $335.7 million in combined gross receipts from internet gaming and internet sports betting for November. Internet gaming gross receipts were $248.4 million, with internet sports betting gross receipts at $87.3 million.

Those figures followed an October surge. In October 2025, the board reported $352.3 million in combined gross receipts, including $278.5 million in internet gaming gross receipts, which it described as the highest iGaming gross receipts reported to date at that point.

The money does not stay abstract for long. For November, the MGCB reported $53.0 million in state taxes and payments tied to internet gaming and internet sports betting, plus $14.4 million in wagering taxes and municipal services fees paid to the City of Detroit. The growing habit of tracking operators across the market has also created space for comparison sites like BonusFinder, which follow brand partnerships and offer-level shifts that do not always show up in the monthly aggregates.

Sports betting stays volatile, even in a record month

Internet sports betting was the headline in November. The MGCB reported $87.3 million in gross sports betting receipts, the highest monthly total it had reported to date, and $631.1 million in internet sports betting handle for the month.

Retail sports betting in Detroit remained small by comparison. The board reported a $14.4 million retail handle for November across the three casinos, producing $1.7 million in total gross receipts.

Tribal Gaming Remains a Pillar Behind the Statewide Totals

Michigan’s gaming economy also includes a wide network of tribal casinos, and the broader U.S. tribal sector continued to expand. The National Indian Gaming Commission reported FY 2024 gross gaming revenues of $43.9 billion, a record that it said reflected 4.6% growth over the previous fiscal year.

NIGC Acting Chairwoman Sharon Avery said the record reflected “the resilience of the tribal gaming industry,” and Vice Chair Jeannie Hovland said the revenue trend showed tribal gaming’s role in supporting tribal programs and services.

Michigan’s monthly online totals include tribal partners. The MGCB said tribal operators reported $5.5 million in payments to their respective governing bodies in November.

 Regulation as a Stabilizer: Licensing, enforcement, and consumer protection

Behind the revenue tables, Michigan’s regulators continued to present the market as a controlled environment with clear entry rules. In November, the MGCB said 15 commercial and tribal operators were authorized to offer internet gaming and or internet sports betting in the state, with most offering online casino games.

The board paired those updates with enforcement actions aimed at keeping unlicensed sites out of the ecosystem. On Dec. 3, the MGCB said it issued 12 cease-and-desist letters to offshore operators it said were unlawfully offering online gaming and sports betting to Michigan residents.

MGCB Executive Director Henry Williams tied the crackdown to consumer risk. “Illegal online gambling sites operate without oversight, putting players at risk and undermining Michigan’s secure, regulated marketplace,” Williams said. In a separate Nov. 12 enforcement release, the board said it sent cease-and-desist letters to three online casinos it said were operating illegally in Michigan.

New entrants and brand partnerships add competition without changing the fundamentals

New launches still arrive, but they now drop into a mature structure rather than a frontier market. On Dec. 2, Hard Rock Bet announced the launch of its online sportsbook and online casino in Michigan in partnership with Island Resort & Casino and the Hannahville Indian Community.

Hard Rock Digital CEO Marlon Goldstein called the move a “major milestone” for the brand and positioned Michigan as part of its national expansion.

Final Thoughts: Stability, in practice, looks like two markets moving together

Michigan’s 2025 numbers reflect an industry that looks more settled than spectacular. Detroit’s in-person casinos are still producing nine-figure monthly totals and steady tax payments, while annual comparisons hover near flat.

Online casino play and internet sports betting continue to set the pace for headline records, and regulators have increasingly linked that growth to licensing, payments, and enforcement that keep the market identifiable and controlled.

Overall, the late-2025 reports point to continuity. Detroit’s in-person casinos remain steady, the online market remains large and still capable of record months, and regulators continue to frame licensing and enforcement as central to keeping that stability intact.