Michigan Casino News

Despite the pandemic’s challenges, Michigan State Representative Brandt Iden has remained busy crafting sports legislation. He sponsored a bill that would increase the amount of money college athletes could earn from their likenesses. That could be a positive force in Michigan’s permissive betting environment, but Iden believes his legislation has important limits. Iden also said […]

It took four years and two governors to get his bills signed into law, but internet and sports betting finally became legal in Michigan last December largely because of the efforts of Michigan State Representative Brandt Iden. Sports betting launched in March of 2020, and advocates enjoyed brief celebrations before the casinos closed. We asked […]

Global sports betting services provider Kambi Group announced a partnership with the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi to bring its online and retail sportsbook to 3 Four Winds Casino properties in Michigan. Kambi is set to install its full range of sportsbook offerings at Four Winds Casinos location in New Buffalo, Dowagiac, and Hartford, Michigan. This […]

The Detroit Tigers named global sportsbook operator PointsBet as their official gaming partner, the first such arrangement for any Major League Baseball team. The multi-year agreement, which starts with the upcoming 2020 season, will see PointsBet provide Tigers fans access to unique experiences, content, promotions, and more, both in and around Comerica Park, according to MLB.com. […]

Michigan online gambling and sports betting launching ahead of schedule just got a lot closer to reality. The Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) announced Wednesday it has begun accepting internet gambling and online sports betting licenses from tribal and commercial casinos in the state. Michigan legalized sports betting on March 11, mere days before businesses […]

The Little River Casino Resort announced on Tuesday it partnered with gaming giant Rush Street Interactive, enlisting it to run the casino’s in-house sportsbook and its online book, BetRivers.com. The pandemic has taken a toll on all sectors of the state’s economy, but few have felt the pinch more than the casinos and Michigan’s nascent […]

The plan is for Michigan casinos to reopen by July 4, as the state enters Phase 5. In order to do that, however, casinos will have to follow a unique list of rules. From smoking bans to visitor restrictions, state officials are going beyond what’s worked in Nevada and Colorado. For that, you can blame […]

Michigan lawmakers have introduced a bill that would kickstart online gambling ahead of schedule in the hopes the additional revenue would help buoy the state’s economy in the wake of Covid-19. The Great Lakes State approved online gaming and sports betting in late 2019. In March 2020, the state saw the launch of its first […]

Michigan’s commercial casinos don’t have a set reopen date yet, but when they do visitors and employees will be subject to a number of new safety measures, including mandatory face coverings and temperature screenings. Michigan’s state-licensed casinos, which include Greektown Casino, MotorCity Casino Hotel, and MGM Grand Detroit, have remained closed since mid-March when coronavirus […]

It’s finally happened. On June 4, DraftKings announced a partnership with Bay Mills Resort & Casino. That means DraftKings is finally coming to Michigan. Why Does The Casino Partnership Matter? Michigan maintains tight control of its new sports betting industry. (It’s probably one of the reasons it took almost five years to pass Michigan’s sports […]