Section 432.401 – Short Title.
432.401 Short title. Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “lawful sports betting act”. History: 2019, Act 149, Imd. Eff. Dec. 20, 2019
Section 432.402 – Legislative Findings and Declaration.
432.402 Legislative findings and declaration. Sec. 2. The legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Operating, conducting, and offering for play sports betting on the internet, including through mobile application, involves gaming activity that already occurs in this state illegally. (b) This act is consistent and complies with the unlawful internet gambling enforcement […]
Section 432.403 – Definitions.
432.403 Definitions. Sec. 3. As used in this act: (a) “Adjusted gross sports betting receipts” means gross sports betting receipts less a deduction for the monetary value of free play wagered by authorized participants as an incentive to place or as a result of their having placed internet sports betting wagers. (b) “Affiliate” means a […]
Section 432.404 – Internet Sports Betting; Conduct Generally; Inapplicability of Act to Indian Tribe; Prohibited Conduct; Limitations on Betting Platform.
432.404 Internet sports betting; conduct generally; inapplicability of act to Indian tribe; prohibited conduct; limitations on betting platform. Sec. 4. (1) Internet sports betting may be conducted only to the extent that it is conducted in accordance with this act. (2) An internet sports betting wager received by a sports betting operator or its internet […]
Section 432.405 – Michigan Gaming Control Board; Powers and Duties; Jurisdiction; Amateur or Professional Athletic Event.
432.405 Michigan gaming control board; powers and duties; jurisdiction; amateur or professional athletic event. Sec. 5. (1) The board has the powers and duties specified in this act and all other powers necessary to enable it to fully and effectively execute this act to administer, regulate, and enforce internet sports betting under this act. (2) […]
Section 432.406 – Sports Betting Operator License; Application; Fee; Form and Contents; Confidentiality; Prohibited Conduct.
432.406 Sports betting operator license; application; fee; form and contents; confidentiality; prohibited conduct. Sec. 6. (1) The board may issue a sports betting operator license only to an applicant that is either of the following: (a) A person that holds a casino license under the Michigan Gaming Control and Revenue Act, 1996 IL 1, MCL […]
Section 432.407 – Sports Betting Operator License; Issuance and Renewal; Compliance Requirements; Indian Tribe Compacts.
432.407 Sports betting operator license; issuance and renewal; compliance requirements; Indian tribe compacts. Sec. 7. (1) The board shall condition the issuance, maintenance, and renewal of a sports betting operator license to a person described in section 6(1)(b) on the person’s compliance with all of the following conditions: (a) The person complies with this act, […]
Section 432.408 – Sports Betting Supplier License; Application; Nonrefundable Fee; Confidentiality.
432.408 Sports betting supplier license; application; nonrefundable fee; confidentiality. Sec. 8. (1) The board may issue a sports betting supplier license to a sports betting supplier. A person that is not licensed under this section shall not provide goods, software, or services as a sports betting supplier to a sports betting operator. (2) On application […]
Section 432.409 – Michigan Gaming Control Board; Jurisdiction and Supervision of Internet Sports Betting Operations; Powers; Investigation.
432.409 Michigan gaming control board; jurisdiction and supervision of internet sports betting operations; powers; investigation. Sec. 9. (1) The board has jurisdiction over and shall supervise all internet sports betting operations governed by this act. The board may do anything necessary or desirable to effectuate this act, including, but not limited to, all of the […]
Section 432.410 – Rules.
432.410 Rules. Sec. 10. (1) The board shall promulgate the rules pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328. The rules may include anything necessary and proper to govern internet sports betting, including, but not limited to, all of the following: (a) The acceptance of internet sports betting […]
Section 432.410a – Source of League Data; Requirements; Notification; Tier 2 Sports Bets.
432.410a Source of league data; requirements; notification; tier 2 sports bets. Sec. 10a. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a sports betting operator may use any data source for determining the results of all tier 2 sports bets. (2) A sports governing body headquartered in the United States may notify the board that it […]
Section 432.411 – Sports Betting Operator; Duties; Age Verification Requirements; Unauthorized Use and Fraud Prevention.
432.411 Sports betting operator; duties; age verification requirements; unauthorized use and fraud prevention. Sec. 11. (1) A sports betting operator shall provide, or shall require the sports betting supplier providing an internet sports betting platform to provide, 1 or more mechanisms on the internet sports betting platform that are designed to reasonably verify that an […]
Section 432.412 – Statewide Responsible Gaming Database.
432.412 Statewide responsible gaming database. Sec. 12. (1) The board may develop responsible gaming measures, including a statewide responsible gaming database identifying individuals who are prohibited from establishing an internet sports betting account or participating in internet sports betting offered by a sports betting operator. The executive director of the board may place an individual’s […]
Section 432.413 – Prohibited Conduct; Violations; Penalties.
432.413 Prohibited conduct; violations; penalties. Sec. 13. (1) A person shall not do any of the following: (a) Offer internet sports betting in this state if the person is not a sports betting operator unless this act does not apply to internet sports betting under section 4(4). (b) Knowingly make a false statement on an […]
Section 432.414 – Imposition of Tax; Exception.
432.414 Imposition of tax; exception. Sec. 14. (1) Except for a sports betting operator that is an Indian tribe, a sports betting operator is subject to a tax of 8.4% on its adjusted gross sports betting receipts received by the sports betting operator. (2) A sports betting operator that is an Indian tribe is subject […]
Section 432.415 – Allocation of Tax.
432.415 Allocation of tax. Sec. 15. The tax imposed under section 14(1) must be allocated as follows: (a) Thirty percent to the city in which the sports betting operator’s casino is located, for use in connection with the following: (i) The hiring, training, and deployment of street patrol officers in that city. (ii) Neighborhood development […]
Section 432.415a – Allocation of Certain Payments.
432.415a Allocation of certain payments. Sec. 15a. Any payments under section 7(1)(f) must be allocated as follows: (a) Ninety percent to this state to be deposited in the fund. (b) Ten percent to the Michigan strategic fund created under section 5 of the Michigan strategic fund act, 1984 PA 270, MCL 125.2005. History: 2019, Act […]
Section 432.416 – Internet Sports Betting Fund.
432.416 Internet sports betting fund. Sec. 16. (1) The internet sports betting fund is created in the state treasury. (2) The state treasurer may receive money or other assets required to be paid into the fund under this act or from any other source for deposit into the fund. The state treasurer shall direct the […]
Section 432.416a – Monthly Report of Internet Sports Betting Operations.
432.416a Monthly report of internet sports betting operations. Sec. 16a. (1) A sports betting operator shall provide to the board a monthly report to include all of the following regarding its internet sports betting operations, by sport and type of internet sports betting wager: (a) Total amount of internet sports betting wagers received. (b) Winnings. […]
Section 432.417 – Legal Shipment of Gambling Device.
432.417 Legal shipment of gambling device. Sec. 17. To the extent that sports betting equipment used to offer internet sports betting under this act is a gambling device as that term is defined in 15 USC 1171, a shipment of sports betting equipment, the registering, recording, and labeling of which has been completed by the […]