Michigan joins the iGaming debate

Michigan could become the fifth state with legal online gaming platforms.

US.- The Congress of Michigan could soon address again a debate on a proposal that attempts to regulate the online gaming industry, including sports betting platforms. As reported by international media, Michigan lawmaker Brandt Iden would reintroduce his previous proposal with new updates, such as “sports bets over the internet for Detroit’s three casinos.”

“We know that people are gaming on the internet in Michigan, in fact so much so that – I have a university very close to me – when I talk to college students and I ask them if they play online, they say that they play poker online and that they don’t realize it’s illegal in the state,” Iden told the newspaper CardPlayer.

If the bill passes the bill and New Jersey wins the legal case to overturn PASPA, Michigan would be allowed to offer sports betting services. Rep. Brandt Iden, who presented H4926, said that he’s confident about the progress of the bill and that PASPA could have been repealed a few months ago, when the Michigan House Regulatory Committee approved Iden’s first attempt of legalising iGaming in the state.

Lawmakers have been debating the issue for several months and another bill, backed by Sen. Mike Kowall, even cleared a Senate committee in March. Rep. Iden explained that Kowall’s bill “appears to be stalled on the Senate floor for support” and presented his updated project.