Skip to content News Written By Matt Schoch on July 24, 2020 – Last Updated on July 29, 2020 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Reddit A 60-game season with more than half of MLB’s teams making the expanded playoffs could be boons for bottom dwellers like the Detroit Tigers. […]
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Shutdown Of Michigan Casinos Create $100M Budget Gap, So Far
Skip to content News Written By Matt Schoch on June 16, 2020 – Last Updated on July 25, 2020 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Reddit Tuesday marks the three-month anniversary since a Detroit casino saw a legal bet. There’s no doubt the closures of Greektown Casino-Hotel, MGM Grand Detroit […]
Michigan Sets Sights on March Madness 2020 for Sports Betting Launch
Skip to content News Written By Derek Helling on December 23, 2019 – Last Updated on July 25, 2020 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Reddit March Madness 2020 is coming. So is legal sports betting in Michigan. If all goes according to plan, the two events will happen simultaneously. […]
NFLPA Problem Gambling Outreach Program Hopes To Reach Former Players
Skip to content News Written By Matt Schoch on July 24, 2020 – Last Updated on July 29, 2020 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Reddit While responsible gambling education efforts tend to focus on fans, the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) is reaching out to another sector impacted by the […]
As Casinos Reopen, Michigan Renews Focus On Responsible Gambling
Skip to content News Written By Matt Schoch on June 18, 2020 – Last Updated on July 25, 2020 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Reddit Michael Burke knows the telltale signs for problem gambling. He’s been there. Once a successful attorney in Howell, Burke lost $1.6 million of his […]
Dacey’s Sportsbook Stoking The Retail Sports Betting Fires In Opening Month
Skip to content News Written By Drew Ellis on July 17, 2020 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Reddit Sports betting in the state of Michigan became legal at the end of 2019, but the COVID-19 pandemic hindered the plans for many casinos around the state. Hopes of opening sportsbooks […]
Detroit Casinos’ Tax Revenue Plummets Nearly 60% During COVID-19 Pandemic
Skip to content News Written By Derek Helling on July 17, 2020 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Reddit When a city’s arguably largest tax contributors post a nearly 60% year-over-year decline, it’s impossible for that depreciation to not have residual effects. That’s the situation with Detroit casino revenue right […]
A Michigan Man Looking For Change Ended Up With A $2 Million Lotto Ticket
Skip to content Uncategorized Written By Derek Helling on July 21, 2020 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Reddit An old saying is that life is what happens while you’re making other plans. Two seemingly trivial decisions recently made by one Michigan man, one involving the wrong lottery ticket, ended […]
Caesars Windsor Shutdown Will Cost Millions, Affect Many In Community
Skip to content News Written By Derek Helling on July 10, 2020 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Reddit The coronavirus and its effects on economic systems know no political borders or boundaries. The situation in Ontario, specifically regarding the Caesars Windsor Casino, is a familiar one for anyone following […]
All But One Michigan Tribal Casino Is Reopened, Detroit Casinos Still Wait
Skip to content News Written By Matt Schoch on July 2, 2020 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Reddit There was hope that Detroit’s three casinos would be open for the Fourth of July weekend. But while Greektown Casino-Hotel, MGM Grand Detroit and MotorCity Casino will remain closed through the […]