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, July vs. June
| Total handle | Mobile handle | Revenue (GGR) |
July | $288.488M | $282.741M | $24.932M |
June | $309.922M | $302.698M | $31.148M |
Change | Down 6.9% | Down 6.6% | Down 20.0% |
Year-over-year numbers in the Michigan sports betting market continued to show signs of growth in July, though a comparison with June reflects the usual slow trends in the heat of summer.
The total statewide sports betting handle in July was $288,488,356, down 6.9% from June ($309,922,493) in numbers that the Michigan Gaming Control Board reported on Aug. 19. As always, sportsbook apps took almost all of the action; mobile wagering handle was $282,741,086 in July, a 6.6% decrease from June ($302,697,687).
Revenue also fell in a month-over-month comparison. The total adjusted sports betting gross gaming revenue (GGR) declined 20%, from $31,147,913 in June to $24,932,264 last month. The total taxes derived from sports betting fell at a similar rate, down 24.6% from $1,843,250 the previous month to $1,389,680 in July.
The comparison to the numbers from 12 months earlier provided better news for wagering outlets. Handle rose by more than $30 million from $256,764,457 in July 2024.
The top operator in July 2025 was FanDuel ($90,417,622) followed by DraftKings ($87,883,920), BetMGM ($36,889,890), Fanatics ($28,807,397) and Caesars ($17,264,992).
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.
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