Michigan Online Gaming Generates Over $264 Million in Revenue for December

The Michigan Gaming Control Board has released its gaming revenue report for December 2024, showing a dip from November.

Ziv Chen

Last updated: January 22, 2025 4:13 PM EST • 3 min read

Detroit Red Wings defenseman Simon Edvinsson and center Marco Kasper celebrate a goal as we look at Michigan online gaming financials for December 2024. — Pictured: Detroit Red Wings defenseman Simon Edvinsson and center Marco Kasper celebrate a goal against the Dallas Stars. Photo by Jerome Miron / Imagn Images.

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Michigan is home to many of the best sports betting sites, and residents have plenty of access to real-money online casinos, but the results from each was a bit mixed in December.

The Michigan Gaming Control Board has released its gaming revenue report for December 2024, revealing that commercial and tribal gaming operators generated $264.2 million in gross receipts. This is a 7.1% decrease from November's receipts.

Gross receipts for Michigan online casinos were up month-on-month in December, totaling $244 million and breaking the previous record from November. Meanwhile, Michigan sports betting decreased from $58.3 million in November to $20.2 million in December.

For December, the combined adjusted gross receipts (AGR) of iGaming and internet sports was $219.9 million. Of this, iGaming AGR made up $219.6 million, an increase of 8.0% compared to November. Internet sports betting decreased by 99.3%, making up $267,881 of the total $219.9 million. Compared to reported revenues from last December, iGaming AGR increased by 34.5%, while sports betting decreased by 99.2%.

The monthly Michigan sports betting apps handle was $597.7 million in December, a decrease of 8.1% from November when it hit $650.2 million.

Tax contributions

Throughout December, the operators within Michigan reportedly submitted $46.1 million in taxes and payments. IGaming made up $45.9 million, while internet sports betting made up $214,291.

In addition, the three casinos in Detroit submitted $11.4 million in wagering taxes and municipal services fees to the City of Detroit. Because internet sports betting AGR was reported as negative, resulting in no tax liability, the $11.4 million came from iGaming.

In December, the tribal operators also added $5.7 million in payments to Michigan’s governing bodies.

In Michigan, a set percentage of tax revenue from iGaming and internet sports betting goes to predetermined bodies. The greatest percentage goes to the Internet Gaming Fund, a pool that supports multiple other funds.

Ending 2024 on a high

Michigan’s commercial and tribal operators reported a combined $2.9 billion annual gross receipts in 2024 from iGaming and internet sports betting; $2.4 billion came from iGaming, while $460.5 million came from internet sports betting. The combined value represents a 23.8% increase over last year as residents continue to take advantage of Michigan sportsbook promos and Michigan online casino no-deposit bonuses.

The combined annual AGR was reported to be $2.4 billion, of which $2.2 billion came from iGaming and $194.4 million from internet sports betting. This shows a 22.3% increase from last year. The total annual handle in 2024 was $5.3 billion.

In 2024, operators paid a total of $466.1 million in taxes and payments to the State of Michigan. Of this, $451.4 million came from iGaming taxes and fees, while internet sports totaled $14.7 million.

In 2024, the City of Detroit paid $118.86 million in wagering taxes and municipal fees from Detroit’s three casinos. iGaming taxes and fees made up $113.42 million, and internet sports betting the remaining $5.44 million.

Tribal operators, meanwhile, reported submitting $55.3 million to governing bodies in Michigan across 2024.

Written By:
Ziv Chen

Ziv has over two decades of experience in the igaming and sports betting industry, having served in senior marketing and business development positions with both B2C and B2B companies, including Playtech and Microgaming. In 2019, Ziv decided to pursue his passion for writing and became a fulltime industry journalist, covering casino, sports, and gambling business news. He’s specialties include casino games and technology, US state gambling regulation, company performance, as well as gambling affiliates and marketing. As a Pitt graduate, Ziv is a diehard fan of all Pittsburgh sports teams, with the Steelers at the top of the list. In his free time, he enjoys reading crime fiction, biographies (mainly of sports personalities, but not only) and American history. Ziv’s Favorite quote: “We're going to pursue perfection, knowing full well we won't catch it, but we're going to relentlessly chase it," Mike Tomlin, Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach.