Michigan-licensed casinos & betting sites
9 casino and betting brands from 9 owner groups hold a licence from the Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) in our data. The biggest owners are bet365 Group (1 brand), BetMGM, LLC (1 brand) and Flutter Entertainment plc (1 brand). The Michigan Gaming Control Board has 28 actions, of which 1 fine totalling $100,000 on record in our data.
Check a licence yourself: official licence register · MGCB website.
About the Michigan Gaming Control Board
The Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) is the state agency that regulates the Detroit commercial casinos and, since 2021, online casino games, online poker and online sports betting in Michigan. Online gaming was legalised by the Lawful Internet Gaming Act of 2019, and the first online casinos and sportsbooks launched on 22 January 2021.
What a Michigan licence means for you
A Michigan licence covers players physically located in Michigan only, aged 21 or older. Online operators must partner with a Detroit casino or a Michigan tribal casino, and sites check your location.
The MGCB's Responsible Gaming Database lets you exclude yourself from all state-regulated online casino games, online sports betting, or both, for one year or five years. Licensed operators must honour it. A separate Disassociated Persons List covers the Detroit casinos.
Licensed sites must offer tools such as deposit and time limits. Since 2026 the MGCB has offered a limited number of free gambling-blocking software licences to Michigan residents.
Complain to the operator first in writing; it must reply in writing within 10 days. If that does not solve it, you can send the MGCB's internet gaming and sports betting complaint form with the operator's reply. The MGCB uses complaints to find rule breaches and can order corrective action, but it does not decide who is owed money. The Board warns that unlicensed offshore sites do not have to honour Michigan's self-exclusion database.
To check a site, see the MGCB's 'Legal vs. Illegal Gaming' page, which lists licensed online operators and the operators that have received cease-and-desist letters.
Recent rule changes
- On 8 October 2026 the MGCB announced cease-and-desist letters to 33 offshore operators that it said were offering online casino games, sweepstakes-style games and sports betting to Michigan residents without a licence.
Owners and their Michigan-licensed brands
One row per owner group (the highest operating company, never an investment fund on top). A brand on several country domains counts once. Licence numbers are shown where the register gives one.
Fines and other actions by Michigan (28)
28 actions, of which 1 fine totalling $100,000. Newest first. Amounts in the original currency; "—" means an action without a money penalty. Each row links to the regulator's own notice.
MGCB fines by year and owner group →
| Date | Company | Amount | Reason | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-08 | Primrose Media Limited Raging Bull Slots | no fine Cease-and-desist | Cease-and-desist letter as one of 33 offshore operators offering casino games to Michigan residents without a licence. | source |
| 2026-10-08 | Owner not identified Sloto'Cash Online Casino | no fine Cease-and-desist | Cease-and-desist letter as one of 33 offshore operators offering casino games to Michigan residents without a licence. Operating company not named. | source |
| 2026-08-04 | PENN Entertainment, Inc. Penn Sports Interactive, LLC | no fine Fine, amount not published | Board approved an Acknowledgment of Violation against this internet gaming/sports betting supplier licensee; the minutes do not state the facts or the fine amount. | source |
| 2026-06-09 | Fanatics Betting and Gaming FBG Enterprises Opco, LLC d/b/a Fanatics Betting and Gaming | no fine Fine, amount not published | Board approved an Acknowledgment of Violation against this internet gaming/sports betting supplier licensee; the minutes do not state the facts or the fine amount. | source |
| 2026-05-12 | PENN Entertainment, Inc. Penn Sports Interactive, LLC | no fine Fine, amount not published | Board approved an Acknowledgment of Violation against this internet gaming/sports betting supplier licensee; the minutes do not state the facts or the fine amount. | source |
| 2026-05-12 | DraftKings Inc. Crown MI Gaming LLC d/b/a DraftKings | no fine Fine, amount not published | Board approved an Acknowledgment of Violation against this internet gaming/sports betting supplier licensee; the minutes do not state the facts or the fine amount. | source |
| 2026-04-07 | BetOnline group (Chico Poker Network) SportsBetting.ag and BetOnline.ag (Chico Poker Network) | no fine Cease-and-desist | Named again on Michigan's list of 45 offshore operators sent cease-and-desist orders between Dec 2025 and Apr 2026. | source |
| 2026-03-10 | BetMGM, LLC BetMGM, LLC d/b/a ROAR Digital | no fine Fine, amount not published | Board approved an Acknowledgment of Violation against this internet gaming/sports betting supplier licensee; the minutes do not state the facts or the fine amount. | source |
| 2025-10-21 | BetMGM, LLC BetMGM, L.L.C. d/b/a ROAR Digital | no fine Fine, amount not published | Board approved an Acknowledgment of Violation against this internet gaming/sports betting supplier licensee; the minutes do not state the facts or the fine amount. | source |
| 2025-09-29 | Arbol Media / Arachis Media network (Ignition, Café Casino, Slots.lv) Slots.lv | no fine Cease-and-desist | Cease-and-desist letter: Slots.lv was one of six unlicensed online casinos told to stop offering gambling to Michigan residents. | source |
| 2025-09-23 | Everygame (CitoPedia N.V.) Everygame Casino and Everygame Sports | no fine Cease-and-desist | Cease-and-desist letters as two of eight unlicensed online gambling sites targeting Michigan residents. | source |
| 2025-09-23 | Primrose Media Limited Slots of Vegas | no fine Cease-and-desist | Cease-and-desist letter as one of eight unlicensed online gambling sites targeting Michigan residents. | source |
| 2025-09-23 | Owner not identified Super Slots | no fine Cease-and-desist | Cease-and-desist letter as one of eight unlicensed online gambling sites targeting Michigan residents. Operating company not named. | source |
| 2025-08-12 | DraftKings Inc. Crown MI Gaming, LLC d/b/a DraftKings | no fine Fine, amount not published | Board approved an Acknowledgment of Violation against this internet gaming/sports betting supplier licensee; the minutes do not state the facts or the fine amount. | source |
| 2025-06-10 | DraftKings Inc. Crown MI Gaming, LLC d/b/a DraftKings | no fine Fine, amount not published | Board approved an Acknowledgment of Violation against this internet gaming/sports betting supplier licensee; the minutes do not state the facts or the fine amount. | source |
| 2025-05-13 | DraftKings Inc. Golden Nugget Online Gaming LLC | no fine Fine, amount not published | Board approved an Acknowledgment of Violation against this internet gaming/sports betting supplier licensee; the minutes do not state the facts or the fine amount. | source |
| 2025-05-07 | Owner not identified BetUS | no fine Cease-and-desist | Cease-and-desist order for offering sports betting and casino games to Michigan residents without a licence. | source |
| 2025-04-28 | BetOnline group (Chico Poker Network) BetOnline.ag and SportsBetting.ag | no fine Cease-and-desist | Cease-and-desist orders to the Panama-based operators of both sites for accepting sports, casino and poker wagers from Michigan residents without a licence. | source |
| 2025-03-24 | Apex Dynamics Ltd. (Club World Casinos) Apex Dynamics Ltd. (Club World Casinos, Aladdin's Gold, Lucky Red and 7 more) | no fine Cease-and-desist | Cease-and-desist letters to ten offshore casinos the regulator says are owned by Apex Dynamics Ltd. (Belize), for offering casino games to Michigan residents without a licence. | source |
| 2025-03-05 | Wonder Play Company N.V. BetWhale Casino | no fine Cease-and-desist | Cease-and-desist letter as one of five offshore online casinos offering games to Michigan residents without a licence. | source |
| 2025-03-05 | TD Investments Ltd Black Lotus Casino (TD Investments Ltd.) | no fine Cease-and-desist | Cease-and-desist letter; the regulator named TD Investments Ltd. (Belize) as owner of Black Lotus Casino, one of five offshore casinos serving Michigan residents without a licence. | source |
| 2025-02-12 | Owner not identified Xbet Casino | no fine Cease-and-desist | Cease-and-desist letter as one of nine unlicensed online casinos offering games and sports betting to Michigan residents. | source |
| 2025-02-12 | Owner not identified BetAnySports (BAS) | no fine Cease-and-desist | Cease-and-desist letter as one of nine unlicensed online gambling operators offering games and sports betting to Michigan residents. | source |
| 2025-01-23 | Duranbah Limited N.V. (MyBookie) Duranbah Limited N.V. (MyBookie.ag) | no fine Cease-and-desist | Cease-and-desist letter for offering online casino games and sports betting to Michigan residents without a licence. | source |
| 2025 | Caesars Entertainment Caesars Sportsbook (American Wagering, Inc.) | USD 100,000 | Reported fine after a payment-system flaw let a bettor make fake deposits in 2023; Caesars signed an Acknowledgment of Violation in mid-2025 (secondary source). | source |
| 2024-05-29 | Owner not identified Harp Media B.V. (Bovada) | no fine Cease-and-desist | Cease-and-desist letter to Harp Media B.V. (Curaçao) as operator of Bovada.com and Bovada.lv for offering unlicensed online gambling to Michigan residents. The regulator later said Bovada complied. | source |
| 2024-01-18 | VGW Holdings VGW (LuckyLand) | no fine Cease-and-desist | Cease-and-desist (letter dated Dec 5 2023) for offering unlicensed online gambling in Michigan; VGW withdrew. | source |
| 2024-01-18 | Easygo (Stake / Kick) Stake.us (Cyprus-based parent) | no fine Cease-and-desist | Cease-and-desist (letter dated Nov 2 2023) alleging an unlicensed online lottery/raffle; operator blocked Michigan. | source |
Questions
How do I check if a Michigan online casino is licensed?
See the 'Legal vs. Illegal Gaming' page on michigan.gov/mgcb, which lists licensed online operators.
Does Michigan have online self-exclusion?
Yes. The Responsible Gaming Database covers all state-regulated online gaming and sports betting for one or five years.
When did online casinos start in Michigan?
On 22 January 2021, under the Lawful Internet Gaming Act of 2019.
Sources
- https://www.michigan.gov/mgcb
- https://www.michigan.gov/mgcb/resources/legal-vs-illegal-gaming
- https://www.michigan.gov/mgcb/resources/responsible-gaming
- https://www.michigan.gov/mgcb/news/2021/01/19/michigan-gaming-control-board-authorizes-online-gaming-sports-betting-to-begin-jan--22
- https://www.michigan.gov/mgcb/news/2026/10/08/mgcb-issues-33-cease-and-desist-letters
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23008806
- https://www.michigan.gov/mgcb/patron-disputes/internet-gaming-complaint-mgcb
- https://www.michigan.gov/mgcb/news/2026/04/23/free-gamban-licenses-available-for-michigan-residents
See also: all casinos licensed in the United States.
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Last checked: regulator text 19 Oct 2026; brand and fine data 19 Oct 2026. How we check facts.