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, August vs. July
| Total handle | Mobile handle | Revenue (GGR) |
August | $345.619M | $338.857M | $35.448M |
July | $288.488M | $282.741M | $24.932M |
Change | Up 19.8% | Up 19.8% | Up 42.2% |
The eighth month of the year produced its typical surge in Michigan sports betting activity with football season getting underway, according to numbers that the Michigan Gaming Control Board reported on Sept. 17.
The Great Lakes State’s total sports betting handle finished at $345,619,335 for August, up 19.8% from July ($288,488,356). As always, online Michigan sports betting apps dominated wagering, with $338,856,657 bet last month, a 19.8% increase from $282,741,086 in July. The retail sports betting handle was $6,762,678, up 17.7% from July ($5,747,270).
On top of that, Michigan’s total adjusted sports betting gross gaming revenue in August finished at $35,447,560 ($34,206,736 online and $1,240,824 retail), up 42.2% from July’s $24,932,264 ($23,900,361 online). The state’s surge in sports betting handle produced a total tax bill of $2,137,311, of which $2,090,408 was derived from online operators. That was 53.8% higher than July’s total of $1,389,680 ($1,350,674 from mobile outlets).
When broken down by total handle market share, MotorCity Casino (FanDuel MI Sportsbook) led the way in August, at $106,997,611. Bay Mills Indian Community (DraftKings) was second at $103,071,698 in wagers accepted, followed by MGM Grand Detroit (BetMGM) at $50,748,837, Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians (Fanatics) with $30,173,240 and Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (Caesars) at $20,023,955 for the eighth month of 2025.
The handle was about $56 million higher for August than it was 12 months earlier in a year-over-year comparison. And revenue nearly doubled from the $18,030,221 in August 2024.
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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