Michigan Gaming Control Board

What this authority does

Michigan's online casino and sports betting market launched on 22 January 2021 under legislation passed at the end of 2019. What distinguishes Michigan is that its framework accommodates both the three commercial Detroit casinos and the state's tribal operators within a single licensing structure, so the market has a larger number of licence holders than its population alone would suggest.

Michigan taxes online gaming revenue on a graduated scale, with the rate rising as an operator's revenue grows, and tribal operators make payments under a separate arrangement. Online sports betting is taxed at a much lower rate than casino, a pattern common across American states.

Michigan also joined the multi-state agreement that allows licensed poker rooms to pool players across state lines, which matters because online poker depends on liquidity and no single state is large enough to sustain a deep player pool on its own.

Licences it issues

• Internet gaming licence
• Internet gaming platform provider licence
• Internet sports betting licence

What supervision concentrates on

• Licensing of commercial and tribal operators
• Platform provider approval
• Responsible gaming database
• Multi-state poker agreements

Markets on file under this authority