Michigan Casino News

Today, the Michigan State Senate passed bill SB991, which would amend the Lawful Internet Gaming Act to allow the state to join multi-state online poker pools. The bill still needs sign-off from the state House of Representatives and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer before it becomes law.  Michigan’s Lawful Internet Gaming Act originally included language allowing multi-state […]

A long-awaited milestone for the state of Michigan took place on Wednesday. The Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) held a public hearing to discuss the final rules for legal mobile gambling and online sports betting. The three-hour meeting went by without a hitch as the MGCB anticipates presenting the rules to the senate and house […]

Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is welcoming a new retail sportsbook in a grand opening slated for Friday, Sept. 25. BetAmerica’s retail sportsbook will celebrate its launch at Island Resort & Casino. Though the sportsbook has been accepting bets for a few weeks now, the grand opening will serve as a celebration of the launch. It will […]

Michigan’s commercial casinos posted better-than-expected numbers in the first month of operations since mid-March. Despite restrictions limiting the casinos to 15 percent capacity, Michigan’s trio of Detroit commercial casinos took in $69.2 million in revenue for August. Those numbers include revenue figures from MGM Grand Detroit, Greektown Casino Hotel, and MotorCity Casino Hotel. The $69.2 […]

William Hill is gearing up to launch a sportsbook in northern Michigan’s Turtle Creek Casinos. The Traverse City property will soon be home to the Onyx Sports Bar & Grill by William Hill. The plans also include a satellite location at Leelanau Sands Casino in Peshawbestown. William Hill and Turtle Creek originally planned to open […]

The Detroit Lions have announced that BetMGM will become the team’s official sports betting partner, the first such partnership for the franchise. The partnership will include BetMGM sponsoring fan activities and giveaways, including Lions Bingo and Lions Perks. BetMGM will also sponsor team broadcast programming, digital marketing assets, and in-stadium promotions and signage. The partnership […]

BetMGM (a joint venture between GVC Holdings and MGM Resorts International) and Evolution Gaming have signed a deal to bring live casino games to online casinos in regulated markets across the US, including Michigan. Under the agreement, Evolution will offer live casino services through BetMGM’s various brands nationwide.  The first phase of the deal will […]

The Little River Casino Resort in Manistee recently announced a change to its mandatory face mask policy that will disallow three types of facial coverings in the casino starting Sept. 7. The casino announced the policy change in a recent update to its FAQ page. The ban extends to bandanas, gaiters, and masks with valves, […]

Michigan’s casino industry is dominated by tribal casinos today, but just a few decades ago, that wasn’t the case. In the early 1980s, there was no casino gambling in Michigan. In fact, there was no casino gambling outside of Nevada and New Jersey. But the ’80s brought a seismic shift to casino gaming in Michigan […]

Michigan is no stranger to the sports community. In fact, Detroit has the distinction of hosting a pro team for each major sport: the Red Wings (hockey), the Lions (football), the Pistons (basketball), and the Tigers (baseball).  And as is true of any metropolitan hub, Detroit has a wealth of bars that give sports fans […]