When it comes to Michigan, the state is among a few in the USA that is liberal towards all forms of gambling. Land-based casinos were legalized in the state in 1996 and there are now quite a few of them, as well as 20+ tribal casinos.
The Great Lake State also allows pari-mutuel horse race betting, as well as charitable gambling (must be held by charitable organizations), and lotteries. These are state-regulated. As for charitable events, the state allows bingo, poker tournaments, and Millionnaire Parties.
As for online live casinos, they were not legal for the longest time until, in December of 2019, the state finally legalized those. The official launch date of the first virtual gambling lobbies was set to January of 2021, coinciding with the launch of the online Sportsbook.
Prior to that, however, players from Michigan were, and still are, free to play in international online gambling venues. These have to be tailored to the needs of the USA, however, specifically stating that they accept the traffic and have convenient payment methods.
The gross gambling turnover in Michigan in the year 2020 was at $18 million and was estimated to rise to $45 million in 2025. As for interactive gambling, the summary player win for offshore gambling reached $37 million in 2020 and was estimated to drop to $17 million by 2025. By this year, the state-regulated onshore virtual casinos would demonstrate the summary player win of $976 million, prognosis says.
