Michigan Gaming Control Board News

9 Oct 2026
Some of the top stories this week include Ontario’s gaming regulator penalizing TheScore Bet $200,000, while Kalshi partnered with four tribal nations to launch prediction market apps.
8 Oct 2026
The Michigan Gaming Control Board sent the letters to 33 offshore gambling operators found to be illegally offering online casino games, sweepstakes-style games, and sports betting to Michigan residents.
7 Oct 2026
Coinbase Financial Markets has agreed to stop offering new sports-related event contracts to Michigan customers and close existing positions by 10 October.
9 Sep 2026
The agreement marks another step forward in Michigan’s ongoing effort to ensure that sports wagering products are offered only through operators licensed and regulated under state law.
20 Aug 2026
Investigators seized three suspected illegal slot-style gaming machines, $1,200 in gift cards used to pay out gambling winnings to patrons, $3,874 in suspected gambling proceeds, and related records from the business.
24 Jul 2026
Townsend will serve as Board Chair alongside current Board members Joni M. Thrower Davis, Mark Evenson, Deidre A. Lambert-Bounds, and Andrew T. Palms.
23 Jul 2026
Ananich was appointed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in April 2025 to serve a term as Board Chair set to expire on 31 December 2028.
2 Jul 2026
The order immediately barred the prediction-market platform from offering unlicensed internet sports betting to Michigan residents.
25 Jun 2026
The award follows an expansion of the site designed to connect Michiganders with responsible gaming education and resources, including a new initiative addressing the growing risks of teen gambling exposure.
11 Jun 2026
On 4 June, authorities confiscated 42 slot-style machines, 10 computer-based gambling machines, $8,715 in cash, and 20 gift cards related to illegal gaming activity from the location.
22 May 2026
The MGCB announced the purchase of an additional 100 free Gamban licenses for Michigan residents, following demand for the program since its launch.
27 Apr 2026
Residents may claim a free license, with options ranging from one to five years at no cost.
17 Apr 2026
With this approval, bet365 is authorized to offer internet gaming and internet sports betting on behalf of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians.
8 Apr 2026
The Michigan Gaming Control Board announced that over the past four months it issued cease-and-desist orders to 45 offshore operators that have been unlawfully offering online casino games and sports wagering to Michigan residents.
3 Apr 2026
FanDuel has entered the multi-state poker chat after receiving approval from the Michigan Gaming Control Board.
3 Apr 2026
Evenson currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer of Diversified Members Credit Union. He previously served as Chief Financial Officer at Cornerstone Community Financial.