All About Michigan Handle And Revenue
The experts at BetMichigan.com have assembled this guide to explain what we mean when we talk about Michigan sports betting financial figures, which include handle, revenue, adjusted gross receipts and tax collections.
The Michigan gambling market is one of the most expansive in the United States. Michigan has Tribal and commercial casinos; retail and mobile sports gambling; and online casino games (also called iGaming) with options such as slots, table games and internet poker.
Tribal casino gambling in Michigan predated the commercial casinos in Detroit. In 1993, the state signed compacts with several federally recognized tribes in Michigan to conduct Class III gaming on their lands, but some tribal gaming operated even before that time. In 1996, Michigan voters approved commercial casino gambling for Detroit, which allowed for three casinos. They opened from 1999 to 2000.
Near the end of 2019, the state legislature legalized a raft of gambling options, including in-person and online sports gambling, iGaming and fantasy sports. Commercial and tribal casinos could have retail sports betting and Michigan sportsbook apps. The first in-person sports bet was made in March 2020 and online sports gambling launched in early 2021.
Michigan Sports Betting, November vs. October
| Total handle | Mobile handle | Revenue (GGR) |
November | $645.501M | $631.130M | $66.452M |
October | $619.391M | $605.918M | $50.786M |
Change | Up 4.2% | Up 4.2% | Up 30.8% |
The penultimate month of 2025 delivered strong results for Michigan sports betting operators, according to figures that the Michigan Gaming Control Board has posted.
The total sports betting handle, or wagers accepted, hit $645,500,612 in November, up 4.2% from October ($619,391,296).
But most of all, Michigan set new records for gross gaming revenue and taxes collected.
The state’s total adjusted sports betting Gross Gaming Revenue was $66,451,778 in November ($64,744,015 online, $1,707,763 retail), a 30.8% increase over October’s $50,786,086 ($49,245,645 online, $1,541,441 retail). That broke the mark of $57,273,261, set in January 2025.
November’s other record in the Great Lakes State was the betting tax. Michigan collected $4,540,281 from sportsbook operators ($4,475,728 of that online), a 30.1% increase from $3,490,573 ($3,432,307 online) in October, a record that lasted only a month.
The mobile sports betting handle increased 4.2%, from $605,918,347 the previous month to $631,130,490 in November. The retail sports betting handle was $14,370,122, up 6.7% from October ($13,472,949).
The top five mobile handles, by operator, in November were: MotorCity Casino (FanDuel) at $234,877,338, Bay Mills Indian Community (DraftKings) with $186,688,720, MGM Grand Detroit (BetMGM) at $85,122,206, Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians (Fanatics) with $50,107,275 and the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (Caesars) coming in at $27,850,285.
Betting Handle Through The Months
Handle and Revenue FAQs
In Michigan in 2024, sports betting handle was about $5.5 billion, a 14.6% increase over the 2023 total of $4.8 billion. Adjusted gross sports betting receipts were just above $204 million last year, a 14% dip from the $237.4 million collected at mobile and retail sportsbooks combined in the previous year. Adjusted gross receipts include deductions for the monetary value of free play incentives provided to and waged by bettors. Internet taxes, fees and payments from sports gambling from both Tribal and casino operators were about $14.695 million in 2024.
Author
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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