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Michigan issues 15 provisional online sports betting and igaming licences

| By Robert Fletcher
The Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) has approved provisional licences for 15 platform providers to support commercial and tribal casinos in the state with online gambling and sports betting.
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The state’s regulator launched its online gaming supplier licensing process in May and has issued provisional licences ahead of the market’s expected launch early next year.

Successful applicants include the American Wagering division of William Hill, GAN, Golden Nugget, Scientific Games’ NYX Digital Gaming arm, Parx Interactive and Flutter’s FanDuel.

Penn National Gaming also secured a license for its Penn Sports Interactive arm, while PointsBet, Rush Street Interactive, Sports Information Services (SIS) and DraftKings Crown Gaming brand were also given approval.

Other successful applicants included Churchill Downs’ TwinSpires division, The Stars Group’s Fox Bet brand, Wynn Sports and BetMGM, the brand operated by the Roar Digital joint venture between Entain – formerly GVC – and MGM Resorts International.

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