Michigan gambling revenue, May 2026
The short answer
Michigan’s regulated online gambling market generated $382.5M in gross revenue from online casino and sports betting (our sum of the regulator’s product figures) in May 2026, up 26.9% from May 2025, according to the Michigan Gaming Control Board.
Period May 2026Updated Fixed reporting period
$382.5M
All products (our sum), May 2026
+26.9%
vs May 2025 ($301.4M)
+3.1%
vs April 2026
$64.3M
Tax, May 2026
Source: Michigan Gaming Control Board. Changes calculated by us from the regulator’s figures.
May 2026 by product
USD · as first published
| Product | Handle | Gross | Net | Tax | vs prior month | vs prior year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Online casino | — | $305,763,639 | $293,451,335 | $61,530,022 | +0.8% | +21.6% | XLSX ↗ |
| Sports betting | $457.6M | $76,699,503 | $23,267,403 | $2,734,473 | +13.4% | +53.5% | XLSX ↗ |
| All products (our sum) | $457.6M | $382,463,142 | $316,718,738 | $64,264,494 | +3.1% | +26.9% | XLSX ↗ |
Online casino: iGaming including online poker (MGCB does not split poker out). Tax = State of Michigan tax/payments only; City of Detroit payments ($13,814,240.12) and tribal payments to their governing bodies ($8,368,020.78) are reported separately and not included. Bet365's relaunch posted negative AGR; an operator with negative AGR pays no tax, so statewide state tax can exceed the nominal rate × statewide AGR. Operator-reported; MGCB notes not all amounts have been audited or reviewed. Values are MGCB spreadsheet cells rounded to cents. Press release: https://www.michigan.gov/mgcb/news/2026/06/16/may-2026-igaming-revenue · Sports betting: Online sports betting only (retail excluded). Handle is MGCB's reported online sports handle. Tax = State of Michigan tax/payments only; City of Detroit payments ($839,168.27) are reported separately and not included (MGCB has no tribal governing-body column for sports). Bet365's relaunch posted negative AGR; an operator with negative AGR pays no tax, so statewide state tax can exceed the nominal rate × statewide AGR. Operator-reported; MGCB notes not all amounts have been audited or reviewed. Values are MGCB spreadsheet cells rounded to cents. Press release: https://www.michigan.gov/mgcb/news/2026/06/16/may-2026-igaming-revenue · — = not reported. Definitions follow the Michigan Gaming Control Board; see the full data page for methodology.
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iGamify News. “Michigan online casino and sports betting revenue, May 2026.” Data page, updated September 29, 2026. https://igamifynews.com/data/michigan-online-gaming-revenue/2026-05
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