Author: Heather Fletcher

On April 14, former Flint Police Chief William Bradford Barksdale will be sentenced for allegedly operating an illegal gambling establishment. The Michigan city with a population of 80,000 is no stranger to such troubled waters – officials lifted a “boil water advisory” on Feb. 13 in the city that’s still recovering from the decade-old “Flint […]

SI Casino made its US debut at 8 a.m. today in Michigan. The companion online gambling arm of SI Sportsbook notably completes the 15 legal online casino and sports betting sites the state allows. However, the 8:30 a.m. press release from the Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) seems to be the most fanfare the Michigan online […]

Some revenue from Michigan online casinos will now go to help the Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) oversee charitable gaming fundraisers. As a result, charities can continue to host these “Millionaire Party” events without seeing an increase in license fees or a decrease in the allowed number of parties. New laws coming into effect on […]

Poker pro Joshua T. Thatcher was sentenced to a year of probation for running what the Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) called “an illegal poker room.” Last week, Judge Jennifer A. Mazzuchi of the 25th Circuit Court in Marquette sentenced Thatcher, 42, of Gwinn, Mich. He pleaded guilty to one felony count of “gambling operations,” […]

Michigan online casino revenue for 2022 nearly reached $1.6 billion. The state’s gross gaming revenue (GGR) is on par with the top revenue generators in the country – New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Just a day after the Michigan online casino, poker, and sports betting marketplace celebrated its second anniversary, the Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) released […]

Michigan PokerStars may be the first site to unite the state’s online poker players with New Jerseyans, but it needn’t be the last, hints the Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB). On Jan. 1, Michigan PokerStars players can compete with New Jerseyans on the app. At 9 a.m. today, the MGCB announced its approval of that […]

Michigan PokerStars players will be able to gamble with New Jerseyans on Jan. 1. That news arrived today along with an announcement about two New Year’s Day online poker tournaments with winnings of $150,000. PokerStars will unite Michigan and New Jersey player pools for the first time. The only other app that offers multi-state play, […]

Michigan online casinos broke records in November, generating more than $145 million in gross gaming revenue (GGR). Within that $145 million reported yesterday is the $104 million gathered by BetMGM, DraftKings, and FanDuel – the top three Michigan online casino sites. That’s about $4.1 million more than the $99.9 million Detroit’s commercial casinos collected from […]

Michigan online gamblers may not realize it, but some of the taxes on their casino, poker, and sports bets go to help horses and the horse racing industry. Soon, those bettors may be doing even more to help – without it raising tax rates on them or their favorite sites. That’s because two bills are […]

Design Works Gaming (DWG) launched slots and its LuckyTap instant games in Michigan with BetMGM, Caesars, and DraftKings online casino apps, the company says. DWG is known for its simple game design and ease of play. Its games began entering New Jersey online casinos in August via operator partners. Michigan online casino partners received them […]