As we were saying goodbye to 2022 amid the coldness of the fall and winter months, Michigan online gambling was just getting warmed up. In fact, both October and November were record months for i-gaming revenue in the state. This despite an overall decline in sports betting from the year before. Total gambling revenue for the state was over $186 million in November, which was an increase of more that 15% from the same time last year. But Michigan online gambling accounted for $145 million, which was a jump of 35% year-on-year. Moving forward, their is reason for continued optimism…

It was only late January when Michigan online gambling officially launched, but it did not take long for the state to generate some serious return on investment. Internet sports betting in the state generated over $115 million in betting action. And when you factor in online casinos and poker, the state was able to pocket nearly $43 million in January. It’s difficult, however, to put Michigan’s launch into proper perspective after just 10 days of data. Ten sports betting operators and eight online casinos launched on January 22nd, but the market grew to include Fox Bet, Stars Casino, and PokerStars…

With the new Michigan online gambling industry off and running, some players may experience unexpected issues if they want to use a debit or credit card to fund their hobby. Some card issuers are telling their customers that they will not allow the transactions, and that is causing tension within the industry. Even though the use of credit and debit cards is not officially restricted in the state, some gaming operators and banks are choosing to exclude this as a deposit option. A spokesman with the Michigan Gaming Control Board said there are several reasons to block these cards for…

Sports betting at land based casinos has been legal for a while now. But Michigan online gambling, along with mobile sports betting, could be up and running before the end of the year. Internet casinos, along with online poker and other online games, have to wait until commercial and tribal casinos receive licenses. The Joint Committee on Administrative Rules will effectively green light the new regulations to allow for online sports betting and casino games at a meeting on Tuesday.their next meeting. “Everybody wants to get this thing going,” Lucido, of Macomb County’s Shelby Township, told The Associated Press. “This…

We have a week full of online gambling news with headlines about online gambling in Michigan, sports betting in Kentucky, poker in California, and tribal gaming in Oklahoma! Hello friends and welcome to This Week in Gambling! Our last show before I take a week off to attend the International Casino Expo in London, England. So, I’m filming this early on Saturday, so if something happens… some major big gambling story breaks between now and Tuesday… don’t come yelling at me! This week’s stories begin in the state of Michigan, where online gambling news was good recently. Legislators had passed…

Regulators are now estimating that rules to regulate Michigan online gambling, sports betting and fantasy sports will take a year to develop. They are now targeted a 2021 completion date based on the time it took to develop other rule sets in the past, a spokeswoman for the Michigan Gaming Control Board said. The timeline largely is the standard in other states that have legalized online gaming and sports betting, said Representative Brandt Iden, who spearheaded the online gaming package. A similar package took six to eight months to implement in Indiana, he said. “I’d like it to be a…