In a once-a-year peek into revenue at Michigan’s tribal casinos, the state’s 23 venues reported a collective drop of 2.2 percent in reported payments to local governments from 2021 to 2022, according to the Michigan Gaming Control Board’s (MGCB) 2022 Tribal Gaming Report.
The MGCB releases the annual report based on revenue from the tribes’ Class III slot machines. In 2022, Michigan tribes made $30.8 million in payments to local governments, compared to $31.5 million in 2021, with eight casinos actually making lower payments.
That payments represent about 2 percent of tribal casinos’ net win produced over the year, although payments and net win totals can be affected by several factors. For example, the MGCB noted in a statement that tribes include free play wagers in different ways, and revenue from Class II slots is not included in the annual tribal casino report.
Of Michigan’s 26 casinos, 23 are tribal and are operated by 12 tribes. Detroit’s three retail casinos and the state’s online casinos and their tribal partners are required to provide monthly revenue reports. Revenue at Detroit’s casinos also declined slightly in 2022.
Of the 12 tribal gaming operators in the state, a total of eight saw a decline in their 2 percent payments from 2021.
The four tribal casinos that posted the largest payment drops are:
