Aug 28, 2020 / Industry Michigan Marches One Step Closer To Mobile Gambling With Notice Of September Public Hearing BY Rafe Bartholomew The Michigan Gaming Control Board set a September date for a public hearing on proposed rules to oversee online sports betting and casinos.
Aug 27, 2020 / Sports At MLB Midseason, Tigers’ Futures Bets Not Quite Dead While Future Stars Take The Field BY Rafe Bartholomew Midway through the MLB season, the Detroit Tigers are falling out of the playoff race but remain on track to beat their preseason over/under.
Aug 24, 2020 / Lottery Michigan Lottery Sets Friday Deadline For Winning Tickets That Expired During Pandemic Lockdown BY Rafe Bartholomew Holders of winning Michigan Lottery tickets that expired during the COVID-19 lockdown must claim their prizes by Aug. 28.
Aug 21, 2020 / Lottery Botched Michigan Lottery Website Update Leaves Thousands Locked Out Of Accounts BY Rafe Bartholomew A planned update to the Michigan Lottery website came with an unplanned glitch that prevented 9,000 users from accessing their accounts.
Aug 20, 2020 / Industry Northville Downs Reopens For In-Person And Mobile Wagering On Harness Races BY Rafe Bartholomew Michigan's last remaining track offering live horse racing reopened in August, with mobile and in-person betting available.
Aug 14, 2020 / Industry Tigers’ Mobile Sportsbook Partner Cuts Online Casino Deal BY Rafe Bartholomew Australia-based sportsbook company PointsBet announced a partnership with Evolution Gaming to offer live casino games in U.S. markets.
Aug 14, 2020 / Industry Revenue Report: Through July, Detroit Casinos Down 65% From 2019 BY Rafe Bartholomew With Detroit's casinos closed in July, gambling revenue remained at zero while a casino in nearby Toledo, Ohio, broke revenue records.
Aug 12, 2020 / Sports Big Ten Postponement Leaves Barren Sports Betting Landscape For Michigamblers BY Rafe Bartholomew With the postponement of fall sports and the loss of UM Wolverine and MSU Spartan football seasons, Michigan bettors have few local options.
Aug 11, 2020 / Industry Michigan Regulator: Rulemaking Process For iGaming ‘Moving Along With Very Few Hitches’ BY Rafe Bartholomew At a meeting of the Michigan Gaming Control Board, the state body updated plans to implement mobile sports betting by the end of the year.
Aug 7, 2020 / Casino The Last Of The Casinos (To Reopen): A Trip To MGM Grand Detroit BY Rafe Bartholomew No-touch hand-sanitizer stations, free masks for those who need them, and socially distanced urinals at MGM Grand Detroit's reopening.
