Detroit Casino Revenue Falls Over 4% Year-on-Year in March

According to the Michigan Gaming Control Board, the three commercially licensed casinos in Detroit collected $117.4 million in revenue for March 2025. That was a decline of 4.5% from the same month last year, although revenues did jump up 19.2% compared to February 2025. 

The March revenues completed the first quarter of casino revenues for 2025, with table game and slot revenues falling by 1.2% compared to the same period in 2024. 

All Detroit Casino Suffer from Revenue Drops

All three casinos in Detroit saw revenues slide in March 2025, although interestingly, all casinos kept the exact same revenue share in March 2025 as in March 2024.

The smallest contributor to overall Detroit casino revenues, Hollywood Casino at Greektown, saw the least impact from revenue falls, accounting for 23% of the total. Its revenues decreased by 0.6% compared to March 2024, giving the casino $27.1 million.

That’s a positive compared to March last year, when Hollywood Casino at Greektown was the only casino to see its revenues fall, with a 1.4% decline.

The most significant losers in March 2025 was MotorCity Casino, where revenues fell by 6.4% year-on-year. The casino’s revenues covered 31% of the state-wide total.

Meanwhile, MGM Grand Detroit generated 46% of state-wide revenues at $53.8 million. However, that was a 5.1% drop from the $56.65 million from March 2024. 

Detroit Casinos Recover from Tough February

While March 2025 may have seen decreases in revenues across the board compared to the year prior, casino operators will be pleased to recover from an exceptionally poor February. That February total of $98.8 million was a 6.4% decrease from the year prior and 4.2% lower than January 2025.

All Detroit casinos enjoyed considerable month-on-month growth, with MotorCity Casino benefiting the most with an over 26% increase. Meanwhile, MGM Grand Detroit added over $7 million to its revenues in March compared to February.

Hollywood Casino at Greektown’s revenues climbed by 16.8%, from $23.2 million to $27.1 million. 

“Relentless crackdown” on Illegal Gambling Not Helping Detroit Casinos

In March, the Michigan Gaming Control Board was active in blocking illegal offshore online casinos from operating in Michigan. Not only is this design to keep residents safe by blocking unprotected and unlicensed platforms, but it also drives gamblers to legal options like Detroit casinos.

However, despite banning five online gambling sites on March 5 and another 10 operators on March 24, it hasn’t helped Michigan casino revenues improve year-on-year. Casino operators will hope the significant month-on-month growth shows that this strategy works.