Detroit casinos wait for sports betting regulation

Owners of the city’s casinos embrace the possibility of sports betting at brick-and-mortar facilities.

US.- Detroit casinos are keen about the possibility of offering sports betting in a legalised and regulated market. Jack Entertainment CEO Matt Cullen said in a statement that the company supports sports betting at brick and mortar facilities with a proper regulation.

Cullen said that the company has received a lot of guest interest in sports betting activities being available at their facilities. MotorCity and MGM Grand Detroit also expressed their desire to offer sports betting after the US Supreme Court lifted the federal ban on the gambling modality.

However, spokeswoman for the Michigan Gaming Control Board Mary Kay Bean said that the regulatory body hasn’t received requests from the three commercial casinos to open a sportsbook at their facilities.”

As I understand it, this still is an issue that the legislature and governor’s office would have to address,” Bean said. “Right now, we would have to look at a proposal to see whether it would fit with the Michigan Gaming Control and Revenue Act.”

The Michigan House passed a bill in June that would allow the three casinos to offer online gaming, but not sports betting. Nevertheless, the bill would regulate online sports betting, subject to the local gaming board. The bill is expected to study the bill when it returns from the summer recess.