After a concerning January, Detroit’s three retail casinos saw improved gambling revenue numbers in February.
According to the Michigan Gaming Control Board, last month the Detroit casinos combined for $104.8 million in revenue from slots, table games and poker.
While that is down 0.2% from February of 2023 ($105 million), it’s up 11.6% from January’s underwhelming $93.9 million total.
Retail sports betting at the casinos took a drop in February, as they acquired just $13.2 million in handle. That was a 45.4% drop from January’s $24.2 million in handle. However, it is an 8.2% increase from February of 2023 ($12.2 million).
Along with the lower handle, Detroit sportsbooks took a collective loss for the month of $120,142.