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MICHIGAN, U.S. (WJRT) - This weekend marks one year since online casinos and sports betting became legal in the state. While it has brought in huge revenues for Michigan, reports show it has also led to an increase in gambling addictions.Michigan internet casinos and sports betting brought in $1.4billion dollars in revenue in 2021 and more $200…

There was a lot of anticipation when online gambling went live early this year in Michigan. There was certainly a flood of advertising prior to the activation of online gambling in Michigan, and apparently it's paid off. Sports betting and online casinos that make it easy to wager from your phone, tablet or computer in the first six months of…

After just six months of legal online gambling in Michigan, tax revenues have already exceeded the initial industry predictions, with the state taking in almost $90 million so far in 2021, nearly doubling what some experts had first expected. When Governor Gretchen Wilson first signed the online gambling bill at the end of 2019, the revenue…

Six months after online gambling and sports betting became legal and dozens of online platforms popped up, the state has racked up nearly $90 million in tax revenue. Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation all the way back in December 2019 that would eventually make online casino play and sports betting legal in Michigan. Finally launching at…

Online gaming and sports betting operators in Michigan reported $114.2 million in revenues for June, according to figures released Monday by the Michigan Gaming Control Board. Of that total, operators reported $89.2 million in gross receipts tied to internet gaming. Online sports betting operators, meanwhile, netted $25 million and reported a total…

Detroit's three casinos netted nearly $109 million in revenue in April, one year since the start of a coronavirus pandemic-related casino shutdown that wiped out revenues for four straight months in 2020. Even though the casinos continue to operate under capacity limits aimed at stopping the spread of COVID-19, the casinos were not too far off from…