The Lawful Internet Gaming Act (House Bill No. Michigan's Lawful Internet Gaming Act creates also a framework that will be used to discipline Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS). It is also the fifth to legalize online casino gambling, and the 20th to legalize internet sports betting.
This is a real bipartisan win for our state.'Īs included in the bill, the gambling revenue will be used also to finance 'road repairs and improvements, anti-gang and youth development projects, public safety programs,' and more.įollowing the approval of the House Bill 4311, Michigan is now the sixth state to legalize online poker after those of Delaware, Nevada, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. 'These bills will put more dollars in Michigan classrooms and increase funding for firefighters battling cancer. 'My top priority in signing this legislation was protecting and investing in the School Aid Fund, because our students deserve leaders who put their education first,' Whitmer said as reported on ClickOnDetroit. Whitmer called it 'a real bipartisan win,' as the revenue that will follow the legalisation of internet poker, casino, and sports betting is going to be used for the good of the community.
