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Michigans Casinos
Michigans casinos are considered Class III casinos which have slot machines, video-lottery terminals, poker and other games commonly called “casino style” games. Legalized gambling began in Michigan with a state-run lottery, but in the early 1990s Michigan casinos owned and operated by Indian tribes became more common. Today there are nineteen (19) casinos in Michigan.
Michigan currently licenses the following forms of gambling:
State lottery
Horse racing
Charitable gaming (e.g. bingo, raffles)
Casino gaming on Indian reservations
Casino gaming in Detroit
Because Indian tribes are sovereign nations, laws prohibiting casinos do not apply to them and, under federal law and court decrees, states do not have the right to regulate activities on Indian lands. However, states and tribes may enter into agreements that give states some regulatory oversight over a tribe's casino operations, and this has been the case in Michigan since 1993, when the governor signed the first gaming compacts with several of the state's federally recognized tribes. Currently, Michigan has 17 Indian casinos, operated by nine tribes, and two more—one for New Buffalo and one for Battle Creek—await approval.
Proposed Michigan Casinos
Currently there are three additional Michigan casinos proposed by Indian tribes, one in southwestern Michigan in the City of New Buffalo, one in Battle Creek and another in Wayand Township near Gun Lake, Michgian. For complete information on Michigan Indian Tribes and Tribal Casinos go to The Michigan Gaming Law Website.
Detroit Casinos
Passage of a statewide ballot question in 1996 gave the go-ahead for three casinos in Detroit. Public Act 69 of 1997—the Michigan Gaming Control and Revenue Act, as amended—provides for state licensing and oversight. Among those provisions are the exclusive authority of the Michigan Gaming Control Board to license, regulate and control the Detroit casinos, distribute Detroit casino tax revenue to K-12 public schools, prohibits political contributions from people with a casino interest and imposing several other taxes and fees to be paid to the State of Michigan.
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