Michigan iGaming, Retail Casinos Up Slightly in July

Michigan iGaming, Retail Casinos Up Slightly in July
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The midsummer month of July was kind to casinos in the Great Lakes State, with month-over-month gains in terms of adjusted gross receipts and taxes paid for both brick-and-mortar locations and Michigan online casinos operators.

Overall, Michigan three commercial retail casinos, all in Detroit, finished July with a combined $106,303,231 in total adjusted gross receipts. That represented a 1.7% increase from June’s total of $104,554,380, illustrating how strong the state’s market was in total.

Throw in $8,610,562 in state wagering taxes (up 1.7% from June’s total of $8,468,905) and $12,650,085 in city wagering taxes (up 1.7% from June’s sum of $12,441,971) and you can see why the seventh month of the year was a positive sign for land-based casinos in the Great Lakes State.

Michigan iGaming Breakdown For July

As for iGaming operators that offer Michigan casino bonuses, the state’s total adjusted gross receipts for July represented a 4.7% month-over-month jump from June, going from $164,557,737 to $172,297,805.

The state’s tax bill for July increased 4.7% month-over-month as well, going from $34,358,207 in June to $35,981,575 in July. The leader in iGaming revenue for the month was MGM Grand Detroit $50.71 million, followed by MotorCity Casino with $46.68 million and Bay Mills Indian Community at $37.10 million.

When it came to Detroit retail casinos, MGM Grand Detroit had the greatest revenue at $51,302,335, followed by MotorCity Casino at $31,205,772 and Greektown Casino, which finished July at $23,795,125.

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Christopher Boan

Christopher Boan is a staff writer for BetMichigan.com. He has covered sports and sports betting for more than seven years and has worked for publications such as ArizonaSports.com, the Tucson Weekly and the Green Valley News.

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