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Detroit’s three commercial casinos generated $112.57 million in July, with each property reporting year-over-year growth from slots and table games as the market rebounded from its June decline.
The total increased 9.6% from the $102.7 million generated in June. Slots and table games accounted for $111.6 million, while retail sports betting contributed $929,704 in qualified adjusted gross receipts.
It was the market’s strongest July since 2021, breaking a four-year stretch in which gaming-floor revenue remained around $106 million. The latest total also brought the casinos close to their spring levels after they generated $114.1 million in May.
MGM Grand Detroit led the market with a 47% share, followed by MotorCity Casino at 31% and Hollywood Casino at Greektown at 22%.
MotorCity led growth last month
MotorCity recorded the largest year-over-year increase in July, with slots and table game revenue rising 8.7% to $34.3 million.
MGM remained the city’s largest casino by revenue, generating $52.5 million from those games. That represented a 3.3% increase from July 2025 and a turnaround from June, when MGM was the only Detroit property to report a year-over-year decline.
Hollywood Casino at Greektown completed the across-the-board growth with $24.8 million, up 5.2% from last July.
Combined slots and table game revenue increased 5.3% year over year. The result pushed revenue through the first seven months of 2026 to 1.9% above the same period last year, improving from the 1.3% year-over-year gain reported through June.
The year-to-date increase follows an uneven stretch earlier in 2026. All three properties posted annual growth in April, but results were mixed over the next two months before each returned to growth in July.
The stronger month also produced higher tax payments. The properties paid $9 million in state gaming taxes, compared to $8.6 million in July 2025, and submitted $13.3 million in wagering taxes and development agreement payments to the city of Detroit.
Sportsbook revenue rises despite lower handle
Betting volume moved in a different direction from casino-floor revenue, with the three sportsbooks accepting $5.9 million in wagers, down 7.8% from June’s $6.4 million handle.
Qualified adjusted gross receipts increased 11.2% from June to $929,704 despite the lower handle, although that figure remained 9.9% below July 2025.
MotorCity led the retail market with $461,165 in qualified adjusted gross receipts. MGM followed with $360,265, while Hollywood Casino at Greektown reported $108,274.
The properties paid $35,143 in state taxes from retail sports betting and submitted another $42,952 to the city of Detroit.
While fewer bets were placed at Detroit’s retail sportsbooks, growth across all three gaming floors helped the market recover most of June’s decline and move further ahead of last year’s pace.
