Michigan Gambling News: iGaming Sets Monthly Revenue Record, State Leads Nation in Online Gaming
Posted on: November 20, 2025, 11:47h.
Last updated on: November 20, 2025, 02:17h.
- Michigan is the iGaming leader in 2025, outpacing New Jersey and Pennsylvania
- Michigan is one of only seven states where online casino gambling is legal
- Michigan reaps more taxes from iGaming than it does from brick-and-mortar casinos
In the latest Michigan gambling news, the state’s gaming regulator said October was an unprecedented month for iGaming.
The Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) reports that gross gaming revenue (GGR) from online slots, interactive table games, and poker rake totaled $278.5 million in October.
Last month marked a 37.5% surge from October 2024, when Michigan iGaming revenue totaled $202.6 million. October 2025 represented a 16% month-to-month premium from September.
The MGCB said the $278.5 million marked the “highest iGaming gross receipts reported to date.” The previous iGaming high was achieved in August 2025, when iGaming GGR reached $263.3 million.
Michigan Online Casinos
Online casino gambling in Michigan, along with mobile sports betting, began in January 2021, a little more than a year after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) signed legislation approving the expanded gambling in December 2019. The bill authorized the three casinos in Detroit and the state’s 12 federally recognized compacted tribes to conduct online casino games and sportsbooks.
Michigan, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania are the dominant states among the seven that allow iGaming. In 2024, the three jurisdictions accounted for $7.54 billion of the $8.41 billion in online casino revenue generated. Other permitted iGaming markets are smaller states, including Connecticut, Delaware, Rhode Island, and West Virginia.
Last month, Pennsylvania also set a monthly iGaming record of $251.1 million, easily eclipsing the previous high set in March 2025 of $238.2 million. New Jersey iGaming reached a new high, too, with $260.3 million exceeding the previous all-time high of $284.4 million set in August 2025.
While Pennsylvania and New Jersey have traditionally led the three iGaming powerhouses, things have changed in 2025.
Through 10 months, Michigan iGaming GGR totaled $2.52 billion. That tops New Jersey at $2.38 billion and Pennsylvania at $2.27 billion. The numbers don’t include revenue from online sports betting.
Michigan iGaming: Big Revenue, Big Taxes
Online casino gambling generates more state tax revenue than the three Detroit casinos, which include MGM Grand, MotorCity, and Hollywood Greektown.
Michigan taxes iGaming GGR on a graduated scale ranging from 20% to 28%. The highest levy is reserved for iGaming operators that gross more than $12 million a month.
Michigan iGaming taxes amounted to $75.1 million in October. The state’s share was $54.6 million, Detroit collected $14 million, and tribal governing bodies were allocated $6.5 million.
Total iGaming taxes this year are expected to reach $900 million. Tax revenue from online sports betting will likely push the online gaming tax benefit past the $1 billion mark.
iGaming generates considerably more tax revenue than does online sports betting. While betting on sports is a small-margin part of the gaming industry, online slots and table games have considerably better house holds.
In 2024, gross sports betting revenue from 35 states reached a record $13.78 billion. Lawful online casino gambling revenue, operating in only seven states, totaled $8.41 billion.
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