The Michigan House of Representatives approved a measure on Tuesday to authorize online casinos in a 68-40 vote. The legislation will be shelved until the state Senate reconvenes in the fall.<\/p>\n
Should the legislation receive the upper chamber’s support and later be signed into law by Governor Rick Snyder (D) or the winner of the 2018 gubernatorial election, Detroit’s three casinos, plus the state’s 23 tribal gaming facilities, would be permitted to operate online.<\/p>\n
The bill would tax online GGR at eight percent. Fifty-five percent of the tax revenues would be earmarked to help support the Detroit casinos, 35 percent would go to the Michigan Internet Gaming Fund to govern internet operations, five percent would support state schools, and five percent would be directed to the transportation fund.<\/p>\n
\n“It will allow internet gaming as it pertains to all the games currently allowed in a brick and mortar casino,” bill author Rep. Brandt Iden (R-Kalamazoo) explained. “If a casino doesn’t have a physical presence here, they’re not going to be able to do it.”<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nThe iGambling bill is the first step in allowing sports betting to take place in Michigan. Lawmakers are expected to consider regulations in response of the Supreme Court’s recent repeal of the longstanding federal sports betting ban. Like numerous other jurisdictions, Michigan wants to allow gamblers to place bets via mobile devices from within the state.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Detroit casinos won more money in May 2018 than in the previous year, as gross gaming revenue (GGR) increased 3.9 percent to $124.6 million. MGM Grand Detroit, MotorCity, and Greektown likely benefited from the Caesars Windsor strike. Union members refused to work for more than 60 days at the Canadian-side casino property that sits along […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":80626,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,19,13,18],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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