The Michigan Gaming Control and Revenue Act, passed by Michigan voters in 1996 as Proposal E and then expanded and signed into law as the Public Act 69 of 1997, allows non-
Native American casino gaming in Michigan.
The proposal was approved by 51.51% of the voters on November 5, 1996.
The text of the proposal as passed by voters:
''An act providing for the licensing and control of casino gambling operations, manufacturers and distributors of gaming devices and gaming employees; providing for the distribution of revenue for public education, public safety and economic development; authorizing limited casino operations within the State of Michigan; and vesting authority for the regulation of casino gaming in a gaming control board.''
Proposal E election results
See also
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List of casinos in Michigan
This is a list of casinos in Michigan. Gambling has been legal in Michigan since the 1980s. The state is home to 26 land-based casinos. 23 of these are Indian casinos and 3 are commercial casinos in Detroit.
Online casinos
As well as legal land ...
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Michigan Gaming Control Board
The Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) is a gaming control board in Michigan that provides oversight of the state's gaming industry, which was founded and authorized by statewide voting in November 1996.
In 2019 the legislature passed a major ...
References
1996 Michigan elections
Gambling ballot measures in the United States
Michigan ballot proposals
1996 ballot measures in the United States
Casinos in Michigan
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