It was a big year for jackpots at Michgan’s retail casinos in 2023.
Over 25 different people collected a win of $100,000 or more throughout the year.
Here’s a look at the top 25 retail casino jackpots collected in 2023. This story does not touch on jackpots won at online casinos in Michigan.
Four Winds Casino handed out biggest jackpot in April
We reached out to all of the retail casinos in Michigan seeking their top jackpots from the last year.
While we didn’t hear from everyone, we did hear from most. Four Winds Casino was the one to take home the honor of the biggest jackpot last year at nearly $771,000. Overall, the casino had five of the top 13 jackpots this year.
Here’s how the top jackpots looked in 2023 from those that provided information.
| Casino | Date | Amount | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Four Winds | April 6 | $770,953 | Buffalo Grand Deluxe |
| 2. Gun Lake | Aug. 28 | $727,271 | UFL Explosion |
| 3. MGM Grand Detroit | June 30 | $381,805 | Wheel of Fortune |
| 4. Hollywood Casino | Nov. 28 | $294,273 | Perfect Pairs |
| 5. Hollywood Casino | Nov. 8 | $220,155 | Perfect Pairs |
| 6. FireKeepers | July 10 | $200,173 | Dollar Storm Caribbean Gold |
| 7. MotorCity Casino | May 26 | $150,675 | Shimmering 7s Revolution |
| 8. MotorCity Casino | March 22 | $150,041 | Perfect Pairs |
| 9. Hollywood Casino | Oct. 26 | $148,098 | N/A |
| 10. Four Winds | Sept. 7 | $146,788 | Money Charge Jackpots |
| 11. Four Winds | April 1 | $143,134 | Cash Jolt |
| 12. Four Winds | July 28 | $127,294 | Cash Wheel |
| 13. Four Winds | Aug. 13 | $124,329 | Wheel of Fortune Triple Gold |
| 14. Gun Lake | April 4 | $121,517 | Dollar Storm |
| 15. Gun Lake | June 10 | $120,000 | Triple Gold Bars |
| 16. Hollywood Casino | June 27 | $113,950 | Perfect Pairs |
| 17. FireKeepers | Aug. 19 | $112,500 | Blazin 777 Triple Double Jackpot Wild |
| 18. Soaring Eagle | Sept. 6 | $111,674 | Double Koi Riches |
| 19. MotorCity Casino | March 9 | $110,533 | Perfect Pairs |
| 20. MGM Grand Detroit | Sept. 6 | $108,000 | Triple Diamond Dollars |
| 21. Four Winds | July 26 | $106,096 | Cleopatra II |
| 22. MotorCity Casino | Nov. 12 | $100,160 | Double Lucky Strike |
| T23. FireKeepers | May 17 | $100,000 | TPL Strike |
| T23. FireKeepers | June 4 | $100,000 | Double Gold |
| T23. FireKeepers | Sept. 30 | $100,000 | Double Diamond Strike |
| T23. MGM Grand Detroit | Oct. 15 | $100,000 | Poker Jacks or Better |
| T23. MGM Grand Detroit | Dec. 14 | $100,000 | Huff N More Puff |
MGM Grand Detroit gives out over $250 million in 2023
Throughout 2023, we saw multiple casinos regularly dishing out the cash.
The MGM Grand Detroit was among them, as they gave out nearly $254 million in jackpot payouts last year.
While they aren’t heavily featured on our countdown, they came through frequently with jackpots above $50,000.
