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Michigan Sports Betting Slow Season Starts In April

The slow season is hitting Michigan sports betting. Michigan bettors placed $396 million in April bets, according to a Michigan Gaming Control Board report this week. It was the first month to dip below $400 million since MI sportsbooks took $386.8 million in September 2021. The April handle was a 44.4% jump year-over-year. April was a […] Read More

Posted on: May 24, 2022 | | Pat Evans

BetMGM Sees Michigan Sports Betting Surge In March

Michigan sports betting saw a bump in action during March with the state’s two major colleges in the NCAA Tournament. Michigan sportsbooks took nearly $478 million in March bets, according to a Michigan Gaming Control Board report released Monday. That is a 12.8% increase from February’s $424 million. It was also a 24.6% increase compared […] Read More

Posted on: April 20, 2022 | | Pat Evans

Michigan Sports Betting Handle Falls For First Time In Six Months

Michigan sports betting handle was affected by a slow sports months but how did its performance stack up to other states? Read More

Posted on: March 18, 2022 | | Brad Allen

MI Sports Betting Market Posts Fifth Straight Handle Record To Start 2022

DraftKings and FanDuel were neck-and-neck atop the MI sports betting market with 27% of online handle, ahead of BetMGM with 22%. Read More

Posted on: February 18, 2022 | | Brad Allen

Michigan Ends First Year of Online Sports Betting With Huge Handle

Michigan sports betting capped off 2021 with a bang, at least in terms of wagers. While many legal sports betting markets saw growth falter a bit in December 2021, Michigan sportsbooks handled a record $514.6 million in bets, according to a state report released Tuesday. The total handle is up just under 3% from the previous […] Read More

Posted on: January 19, 2022 | | Pat Evans

Caesars Sportsbook Does Sports Betting, iGaming Deal With Michigan State

Caesars Sportsbook is breaking new ground with a deal in the Michigan sports betting market. Caesars Sportsbook is now the exclusive sportsbook and iGaming partner of Michigan State University, the company announced Thursday. While not the first sportsbook partnership with a college, it is the first official iGaming deal with a Power 5 conference school. […] Read More

Posted on: January 13, 2022 | | Pat Evans

Michigan Sports Betting Hits New Heights In November

Michigan sports betting clocked in a new record in November. Michiganders bet $500.5 million at MI sportsbooks in November, according to a state report released Thursday. That was up from October’s $497.6 million, the previous record handle. Online sports betting in Michigan reached $473.8 million during the month, or 94.7% of the handle. Michigan sports […] Read More

Posted on: December 21, 2021 | | Pat Evans

Michigan sports betting revenue October 2021

Michigan Sportsbooks Join October Record Party: Nearly $500M In Bets

Michigan sportsbooks joined operators in 11 other US jurisdictions with a new handle record set in October. Football betting and a crucial fifth full weekend pushed Michigan’s handle to $497.6 million. That’s up 28.6% from the old record of $386.8 million set in September. Revenue from sports betting, on the other hand, was far from a […] Read More

Posted on: November 18, 2021 | | Matthew Waters

Analysis: Are Sportsbook Suppliers Being Squeezed Out Of US Sports Betting?

US sportsbooks are increasingly bringing their technology in-house, but is there a potential change in the trend for sportsbook suppliers? Read More

Posted on: November 1, 2021 | | Brad Allen

Michigan Sports Betting Handle Hits New All-Time High

With online Michigan sports betting available for the first time during football season, the state set a new handle record in September. Michigan sportsbooks took $386.8 million in September bets, according to a state report. That is up 85% from August’s $208.6 million. The state’s previous high was $383.7 million in March 2021. Sportsbooks generated […] Read More

Posted on: October 18, 2021 | | Pat Evans