The Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) has reported the total casino revenue generated across Detroit for March 2026, as the three properties combined to total $112.3m, equating to a decrease of 4.3%.
MGM Grand Detroit, despite leading all properties with $51.9m of table game and slot revenue during March 2026, witnessed a fall of 3.5% year-over-year.
MotorCity Casino and Hollywood Casino at Greektown generated slot machine and table games revenues of $34.9m and $24.7m for March 2026, respectively, representing decreases of 2.7% and 8.9%.
The $111.5m of total slot machine and table game revenue generated by the three casinos equates to a 4.5% decrease from the prior year period.
Retail sports betting in Detroit produced a total revenue of $810,424, representing an increase of 41.9%. The three Detroit casinos which report to the MGCB managed to generate close to $9m of total retail sports betting handle.
MGM Grand Detroit accounted for $166,676 of retail sports betting revenue during the monthly period, while MotorCity Casino and Hollywood Casino at Greektown produced $218,643 and $425,105.
Fantasy contest operators reported $491,317 of total revenue for March 2026, as well as paid $41,271 in taxes. The three retail properties combined to submit $9m in state gaming taxes and $13.3m in wagering taxes and development agreement payments to the City of Detroit.
On March 11, Polymarket was denied a temporary restraining order by Michigan federal court Judge Paul Maloney, as the state officially joined Nevada and Ohio in determining sporting event contracts are not “swaps” regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
Judge Maloney stated the court was “most persuaded” by actions taken against Polymarket in Nevada, which described events as a “happening of some significance that took place or will take place, in a certain location, during a particular interval of time, such as a particular sporting event or an organized activity or celebration for the public or a particular group.”
VSiN, The Sports Betting Network, formed a new agreement with the Sports Rap Network on March 24 to broadcast its live linear programming across the city of Detroit, described as a top-15 US market
