About MI Bets
MI Bets is an independent news and information website that covers the gambling industry in Michigan. Here, you’ll find news and analysis of legislative and industry updates, particularly pertaining to sports betting and online gambling, from journalists who have covered the gambling industry for decades.
This website also contains trustworthy and up-to-date reviews of the Michigan Online Lottery, online sports betting, online casinos, online poker operators and any other kinds of legal online gambling in Michigan.
MI Bets strives to be your go-to source for high quality coverage of the Michigan gambling industry.
Advertising Disclosures
MI Bets is financed by revenue earned when visitors click on certain links and advertisements on the site. All advertising here is approved by state regulators in Michigan.
No advertisement on this website is intended to target any individual who:
- Is under 21 years of age
- Intends to gamble online with a Michigan operator from outside the state of Michigan
- Intends to gamble online in Michigan on any website that is not licensed in Michigan
- Has any history, or intention, of committing fraud
- Is on any kind of Problem Gambling or Self-Exclusion list
Contributors
Jeff Edelstein
Jeff is a veteran journalist, working as a columnist for The Trentonian newspaper in Trenton, NJ for a number of years. He’s also an avid sports bettor and DFS player. He can be reached at jedelstein@bettercollective.com.
Mike Seely
Mike Seely has written about horse racing for The Daily Racing Form and America’s Best Racing, and has contributed pieces on a multitude of topics to The New York Times and Los Angeles Times, among other publications. He can be reached on Twitter (@mdseely) or via email at mseely@bettercollective.com.
Bennett Conlin
Bennett Conlin is a sports betting reporter. He began his sportswriting career crafting recaps of family wiffle ball games. He’s covered more meaningful games since those early days, most recently writing about the University of Virginia’s athletic programs for The Daily Progress. Bennett can be reached at bconlin@bettercollective.com.
Chris Altruda
Chris Altruda has been a sportswriter with ESPN, The Associated Press, and STATS over more than two decades. He recently expanded into covering sports betting and gambling around the Midwest.
Jeff Edelstein
Jeff is a veteran journalist, working as a columnist for The Trentonian newspaper in Trenton, NJ for a number of years. He’s also an avid sports bettor and DFS player. He can be reached at jedelstein@bettercollective.com.
Mark Saxon
Mark has been covering sports for more than 30 years at stops that include The Athletic, ESPN.com, the Orange County Register, and Oakland Tribune. A Major League Baseball beat reporter from 1998 to 2021, Mark also has covered college football and basketball extensively and dabbled in nearly every other major sports league. He has been a lifelong sports gambler. He pays special attention to developments in the sports betting world in New York. Contact Mark on Twitter (@markasaxon) or via email at msaxon@bettercollective.com.
Brian Pempus
Brian served as a senior reporter and online content manager for Card Player Magazine for nearly a decade before joining USBets in October 2018. He is currently focused on legal and regulated sports betting and online gaming. He’s an avid jiu-jitsu practitioner in his free time.
Donald Emmons
Don is an accomplished journalist with a wealth of experience that includes time covering the NFL, NBA, MLB, and major college sports for publications in California, Texas, Indiana, and Ohio. Don is a Hoosier native who has spent the past 20 years residing in the Buckeye State. Don can be reached at demmons@bettercollective.com.
Eric Raskin
Eric is a veteran writer, editor, and podcaster in the sports and gaming industries. He was the editor-in-chief of the poker magazine All In for nearly a decade, is the author of the book The Moneymaker Effect, and has contributed to such outlets as ESPN.com, Grantland.com, and Playboy.
Rafe Bartholomew
Rafe has worked as an editor and writer at Harper’s Magazine, Grantland, Eater, and The Athletic. He is a co-author of the New York Times Bestselling book Basketball: A Love Story and the author of two other books, Pacific Rims and Two and Two.
