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Michigan iGaming, Online Sports Wagering See Boost in July Revenue

Lou Monaco

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Publish Date: Aug 18, 2026

Fact checked by: Sara Jane Gamelli

Key Points

The Wolverine State sees increase in iGaming and sports betting revenue for July.
Operators reported a combined $346.13 million in iGaming and online sports betting.
15 commercial and tribal operators offer iGaming and/or online sports betting in the state.

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The Wolverine State saw a nice bump in iGaming and sports betting revenue for July, thanks in large part to the World Cup, as official figures were released Tuesday by the Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB).

Overall, operators reported a combined $346.13 million in iGaming and online sports betting, a 1.4% increase ($4.83M) from June ($341.3M).

Fifteen commercial and tribal operators offer iGaming and/or online sports betting in the state. Thirteen of those operators offer online sports betting.

Michigan Betting

A breakdown of the two shows iGaming totaled $302.77M, a slight increase from $301.2M (June), while online spirts betting totaled $43.36M (July), a $3.26M increase from $40.1M in June.

Combined adjusted gross receipts (AGR) totaled $321.42M million in July ($290.65M iGaming, $30.77M online sports), a $12.06M increase from $309.36M in June ($289.21M iGaming, $20.15M online sports).

Compared to last month, iGaming AGR increased 0.5% and online sports betting AGR increased 52.7%. Year-over-year, iGaming AGR was up 23.6%, while online sports betting AGR increased by 28.8%.

Online sports betting handle totaled more than $355.2 million (the fifth best month in the state this year) which was a 3.0% decrease from June ($366.1M), while state taxes totaled $63.3M (iGaming $61.2M, online sports ($2.1M)), an extra $1M in the state coffers from $62.3M in June.

July in the Motor City

Detroit's three casinos reported $14.09M in wagering taxes and municipal services fees paid to the city, with iGaming leading the way at $13.5M. Online sports taxes and fees totaled $591,247.

Tribal operators reported $8.4M in payments to governing bodies for the month.

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