MGM Grand accounted for 43% of Detroit’s casino revenue, with MotorCity contributing 35% and Penn National’s Greektown the remaining 22%.
Slot games were the largest contributor to the total with $998.8m, or 77% of revenue. Table games contributed a further $268.0m (21% of casino revenue), with $27.0m coming from retail sports betting amounting to 2% of the revenue total.
Greektown led the way in sports betting revenue with $9.5m. MGM Grand’s sports betting revenue came to $8.8m, while MotorCity added $8.7m.
The casinos paid a combined total of $102.6 million in wagering taxes to the state of Michigan, compared with $50.3 million in 2020. $1.3m of retail sports betting tax was also submitted to the city of Detroit.
In December 2021, revenue from the three casinos totaled $112.5m. $111.4m came from table games and slots – a 405.0% increase on December 2020. Sports betting revenue added a further $1.1m.
MGM’s December revenue was up 576.5% from 2020, MotorCity reported a 284.9% increase, and Greektown’s revenue was up 365.9% year-on-year.
The combined betting handle for the three casinos came to $30.1m in December.
