STATE TRACKER · MI
Sweepstakes casinos in Michigan
Current status
Enforcement activity
Regulators have taken tracked enforcement action against operators here.
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- Sweeps Coins (SC) redemption
- Contested, regulators are acting
- Gold Coin (GC) free play
- Generally not targeted. 119 of 121 operators we track are recorded as not accepting Michigan
- Minimum age
- 18+
- Latest action
- Oct 8, 2026: cease and desist
PRIMARY-SOURCE NOTE
Michigan's letter list names hosting firms; the statute turns on what counts as a wager
What the law does
Section 432.304(1) of the Lawful Internet Gaming Act, 2019 PA 152, allows internet gaming only as the act provides2. Section 432.313(1)(a) bars any person without an internet gaming operator license from offering it for play in Michigan1. Section 432.303 defines an internet game as an online game of skill or chance in which a person wagers money or something of monetary value to win money or something of monetary value4. It excludes a social media internet game, defined in Penal Code section 750.310c as a game offered online or on a phone; that section says its chapter does not bar such a game from rewarding a player, by chance, with free plays or extra playing time45. Section 432.304(5) also bars providing computers in a club or other public place for internet wagering2. Breaking 432.313(1)(a) is a felony carrying up to 10 years in prison, a fine of up to $100,000, or both1.
What has happened since
The act took immediate effect on December 20, 2019, and 2020 PA 327 amended section 432.305 effective March 24, 202113. Under 432.305(2), the Gaming Control Board may act against unlicensed internet gaming3. Its legal and illegal gaming page, archived on July 17, 2026, lists companies sent cease-and-desist letters, including Stake.us, LuckyLand Slots, CloudFlare, DigitalOcean and Hostinger, and says the list is not exhaustive6. Our Michigan event history holds none of those letters. It holds two later Board announcements: letters on March 5, 2025 to offshore casinos including Orion Stars8, and “Michigan Gaming Control Board cease-and-desist letters to 33 unlicensed operators” on October 8, 2026, naming Lucky Charm Sweep, Runewager and SpinsTopia, none of them in our operator records7. No exit is on file. We record 119 brands as not taking Michigan players; for Stake that comes from its own terms, and for LuckyLandSlots from a bulk backfill that cites no source.
What is still open
The act excludes games that fit the broad Penal Code definition, while that Penal Code section speaks only to prizes of more play45. How those texts apply to a Gold Coin purchase that comes with Sweeps Coins redeemable for cash is a question no court ruling or Board order in our record answers. The list shows who received a letter but not what each letter demanded, so what the Board asked of CloudFlare, DigitalOcean and Hostinger is open too6. Ocean King Casino and Spin4America are the brands on file whose terms, when we last read them, did not name Michigan as excluded, and neither appears on the Board's list or among the October recipients67. Those terms do not settle whether either one blocks Michigan players at registration.
- Enforcement search
- The Gaming Control Board's cease-and-desist list, archived July 17, 2026, names Sweepstakes Limited, doing business as Stake.us, and VGW US Inc. for LuckyLand Slots, and is not exhaustive6. Our Michigan event history lacks those letters but holds the Board's announcements on March 5, 2025 and October 8, 2026 of further letters, to operators not in our records87.
Sources for this note
- MCL 432.313, Lawful Internet Gaming Act: prohibited conduct, violations, penalties (Michigan Legislature) accessed Sep 28, 2026
- MCL 432.304, Lawful Internet Gaming Act: internet gaming conducted only under the act (Michigan Legislature) accessed Sep 28, 2026
- MCL 432.305, Lawful Internet Gaming Act: Gaming Control Board powers and jurisdiction (Michigan Legislature) accessed Sep 28, 2026
- MCL 432.303, Lawful Internet Gaming Act: definitions (Michigan Legislature) accessed Sep 28, 2026
- MCL 750.310c, Michigan Penal Code: social media internet game (Michigan Legislature) accessed Sep 28, 2026
- Michigan Gaming Control Board, Legal vs. Illegal Gaming, Internet Archive copy of July 17, 2026 accessed Sep 28, 2026
- Michigan Gaming Control Board, news release of October 8, 2026 on cease-and-desist letters to unlicensed operators accessed Oct 20, 2026
- Michigan Gaming Control Board, news release of March 5, 2025 on cease-and-desist letters to offshore online casinos accessed Oct 21, 2026
Sources rechecked 2026-10-20. Next scheduled review 2026-12-28.
What the law says
Offering internet gaming in Michigan without being a licensed internet gaming operator is a felony punishable by up to 10 years imprisonment and/or a fine up to $100,000 (MCL 432.313(1)(a), (2)). The AG or a county prosecutor may prosecute (432.313(5)), and the MGCB may take enforcement action against unlicensed offerors (432.305(2)).
How we got here
Every tracked event for Michigan, newest first.
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Oct 8, 2026
Enforcement cease and desist
The Michigan Gaming Control Board announced on October 8, 2026 that it sent cease-and-desist letters to 33 operators it found offering online casino games, sweepstakes-style games or sports betting to Michigan residents without a state license, among them Lucky Charm Sweep, Runewager and SpinsTopia. The board says operators that ignore the letters may face further action with the Michigan Department of Attorney General. None of the 33 named operators is in our operator records. Release read 2026-10-20.
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Mar 5, 2025
Enforcement cease and desist
The Michigan Gaming Control Board announced on March 5, 2025 that it sent cease-and-desist letters to five offshore online casinos offering games to Michigan residents without a license: BetWhale Casino (Curacao), Black Lotus Casino (TD Investments Ltd., Belize), Coins Game Casino (Curacao), Love2play Casino (Curacao and Costa Rica) and Orion Stars 777 Players (Sichuan Province, China), giving them 14 days to comply. Source read 2026-10-21. [data-fixes-2026-10-21-r4]
Operators and Michigan
Because of Michigan's status, we don't list or link operator promotions for this state.
119 of the 121 operators we track are recorded as not accepting Michigan players, and 59 of those records cite the operator's own terms.
2 operators we track do not list Michigan among excluded states in the terms we last read, dated July 7, 2026.
Operator families whose every tracked brand is recorded as not accepting Michigan: B-Two Operations Limited, Kinetix Ventures, Inc., Mamba Limited, MW Services Limited, Realplay Tech Inc, UTech Solutions LLC and VGW (Virtual Gaming Worlds).
How this classification was reached
Show the record, the citation and the method
What the Michigan classification rests on
- Source date
- October 8, 2026 (cease and desist)
- Last human review
- June 11, 2026
- Effective date
- Not recorded
- Basis of classification
- enforcement-based
Where the operator counts come from
Of the 2 records that do not exclude Michigan, 2 cite the operator's own terms or rules. Of the 119 exclusion records, 49 cite the operator's own terms or rules, 10 come from a backfill of the operator's terms, 1 comes from the operator's site configuration and 59 come from our bulk backfill without a terms citation.
Citation as stored
Lawful Internet Gaming Act, 2019 PA 152: MCL 432.304(1), 432.305(2), 432.313(1)(a) & (2).
Source documents
Primary sources on file
Method
Methodology · Corrections · Changelog · How to read a state page
Michigan questions
Are sweepstakes casinos legal in Michigan?
Regulators have taken tracked enforcement action against operators here. Authority: Lawful Internet Gaming Act, 2019 PA 152: MCL 432.304.
Does Michigan's cease-and-desist list name companies other than casino brands?
Yes. The Gaming Control Board's list, in a copy archived on July 17, 2026, includes CloudFlare, Inc., DigitalOcean, LLC and Hostinger International Limited alongside casino and sweepstakes brands, and the page says the list is not exhaustive. The page does not publish what each letter asked of its recipient.
Which operators accept Michigan players?
119 of the 121 operators we track are recorded as not accepting Michigan players, and 59 of those records cite the operator's own terms. Trust Score leaderboard →
This page is information, not legal advice. Laws and thresholds change quickly, so confirm with the operator and your state attorney general before depositing, or consult a lawyer. Last verified June 11, 2026. Send a correction.