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*FOR** IMMEDIATE RELEASE
*Contact: [email protected]

*Detroit Casinos Report $105.1M in December Revenue, $1.2B for Year*

DETROIT, Jan. 13, 2026 — The three Detroit casinos reported $105.1 million in monthly aggregate revenue (AGR) for the month of December 2025. Table games and slots generated $103.4 million and retail sports betting generated $1.7 million.

The December market shares were:


* MGM, 49%
* MotorCity, 29%
* Hollywood Casino at Greektown, 22%

*Monthly Table Games, Slot Revenue, and Taxes*
The casinos’ revenue for table games and slots for the month of December 2025 decreased 5.4% when compared to the same month last year. December’s monthly revenue was 2.9% lower when compared to the previous month, November 2025. From Jan. 1 through Dec. 31, the Detroit casinos’ table games and slots revenue decreased by 1.3% compared to the same period last year.

The casinos’ monthly gaming revenue results decreased compared to December 2024:


* MGM, down 1.0% to $50.7 million
* MotorCity, down 9.2% to $30.0 million
* Hollywood Casino at Greektown, down 9.5% to $22.7 million

In December 2025, the three Detroit casinos paid $8.4 million in gaming taxes to the State of Michigan. They paid $8.9 million for the same month last year. The casinos also reported submitting $12.8 million in wagering taxes and development agreement payments to the City of Detroit in December.

*Quarterly Table Games, Slot Revenue, and Taxes*
For the fourth quarter of 2025 that ended Dec. 31, aggregate revenue was down for all three Detroit casinos by 1.1% compared to the same period last year. Quarterly gaming revenue numbers for the casinos were:


* MGM: $154.1 million
* MotorCity: $91.9 million
* Hollywood Casino at Greektown: $69.8 million

Compared to the fourth quarter of 2024, MGM was up by 2.8%, and MotorCity and Hollywood Casino were down by 6.0% and 2.7%, respectively. The three casinos paid $25.6 million in gaming taxes to the state in the fourth quarter of 2025, compared to $25.9 million in the same quarter last year.

*Monthly Retail Sports Betting Revenue and Taxes*
The three Detroit casinos reported $12.23 million in total retail sports betting handle, and total gross receipts of $1.8 million for the month of December. Retail sports betting qualified adjusted gross receipts (QAGR) were up by $1.4 million in December when compared to December 2024, and up by 0.7% when compared to November 2025.  

December QAGR by casino was:


* MGM: $372,771
* MotorCity: $747,568
* Hollywood Casino at Greektown: $599,224

During December, the casinos paid $64,999 in gaming taxes to the state and reported submitting $79,444 in wagering taxes to the City of Detroit based on their retail sports betting revenue.

*Annual Revenue for Table Games, Slots, and Retail Sports Betting*
The total yearly aggregate revenue of $1.28 billion by the three Detroit casinos for slots, table games, and retail sports betting was generated by:


* Slots: $1.02 billion (79.5%)
* Table games: $247.8 million (19.4%)
* Retail sports betting: $14.2 million (1.1%)

The casinos’ market shares for the year were:


* MGM, 48%
* MotorCity, 30%
* Hollywood Casino at Greektown, 22%

Compared to 2024, slots and table games yearly gaming revenue for the three casinos were as follows:


* MGM, up by 0.3% to $605.3 million
* MotorCity, down by 2.5% to $376.1 million
* Hollywood Casino at Greektown, down by 3.1% to $283.9 million

Aggregate retail sports betting qualified adjusted gross receipts (QAGR) for 2025 was up by 45.9% to $14.2 million compared to last year, with MGM totaling $3.0 million, MotorCity totaling $6.8 million, and Hollywood Casino at Greektown totaling $4.4 million.

In 2025, the three Detroit casinos paid the state $102.5 million in wagering taxes for slots and table games, and $535,323 in wagering taxes for retail sports betting. In 2024, they had paid $103.9 million and $372,729 for each, respectively.

*Fantasy Contests*
For November, fantasy contest operators reported total adjusted revenues of $1.16 million and paid taxes of $97,032.

From Jan. 1 through Nov. 30, fantasy contest operators reported $8.9 million in aggregate fantasy contest adjusted revenues and paid $744,022 in taxes.

"Gambling in any form is for entertainment purposes only. If you or someone you know may have a gambling problem, call *1-800-GAMBLER* or visit ""800gambler.org" [ [link removed] ]". Help is available 24/7 and is free and confidential. Michigan citizens can also visit the ""Responsible Gaming page of the MGCB website" [ [link removed] ]" for information on self-exclusion programs including the Disassociated Persons List and the Internet Gaming and Sports Betting Responsible Gaming Database, and ""DontRegretTheBet.org" [ [link removed] ]" for additional tools to game responsibly. 

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* 2026.01.13-PR-Detroit_Casinos_December_Revenue.pdf [ [link removed] ]
* Detroit_Casino_Revenue-December_2025.xls [ [link removed] ]
* Detroit_Casino_RSB-December 2025.xls [ [link removed] ]
* Fantasy_Contests-November_2025.xlsx [ [link removed] ]
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