Detroit casinos given green light for first legal MI bets
| By Daniel O'Boyle
The Michigan Gaming Control Board (MCGB) have granted approval to Detroit’s three commercial casinos to accept Michigan’s first sports bets from 1PM Eastern Daylight Time today (11 March).
The Michigan Gaming Control Board (MCGB) have granted approval to Detroit’s three commercial casinos to accept Michigan’s first sports bets from 1PM Eastern Daylight Time today (11 March).
The board said that all three casinos – MGM Grand Detroit, MotorCity Casino and Penn National’s GreekTown Casino – have met “all preliminary requirements to go live” with retail sports wagering.
MotorCity’s sportsbook is set to be operated by FanDuel, while MGM’s Roar Digital joint venture with GVC will run the sportsbook at the MGM Grand. Penn National gaming’s own Kambi-powered sportsbook will be launched at Greektown.