Ceremonial bet on Detroit Lions to win Super Bowl The latest estimate for online launch is late this year or early 2021, perhaps as early as October. Little River joins Michigan’s growing sportsbook marketįireKeepers Casino Hotel in Battle Creek opened the state’s first tribal casino sportsbook last month, while betting started last week at a trio of Four Winds Casinos in southwest Michigan.ĭetroit’s three commercial casinos, Greektown Casino-Hotel, MGM Grand Detroit and MotorCity Casino, opened sportsbooks in March.Įach of the state’s 15 casino operators - 12 federally recognized tribes and three commercial casinos - can operate online casinos and sports betting upon launch. The Little River Band of Ottawa Indians partnered with Rush Street Interactive to launch BetRivers in Michigan when online gambling launches. The sportsbook opened while Michigan battles the COVID-19 pandemic, which has flared up recently after the spread initially slowed.

Little River Casino Resort in Manistee opened River Rock Sportsbook & Grill for action on Friday, the state’s eighth casino with a sportsbook and the fifth on tribal land. After two recent tribal casino sportsbook openings downstate, sports betting has now opened in northern Michigan.

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