Michigan Gaming Control Board

Michigan Gaming Control Board
Board overview
Formed 1997
Jurisdiction State of Michigan
Headquarters 3062 West Grand Boulevard, Suite L-700
Detroit, Michigan
Board executives
Parent department Michigan Department of Treasury
Website michigan.gov/mgcb
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Footnotes
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The Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) is a gaming control board in Michigan that provides oversight of the state's gaming industry.[1][3][5]

History

In November 1996, voters in Michigan approved Proposal E, authorizing three commercial casinos in Detroit. The Proposal was expanded and signed into law as the Michigan Gaming Control and Revenue Act in 1997,[1] which created the Michigan Gaming Control Board under the Michigan Department of Treasury.[5]

On October 8, 2009, the Governor of Michigan, Jennifer Granholm, signed Executive Order 2009-45, abolishing the Racing Commissioner and transferring its duties to the Michigan Gaming Control Board, effective January 17, 2010.[1][6]

On April 11, 2012, Governor Rick Snyder signed Executive Order 2012-4, expanding regulation, under the Board, of charitable gaming in Michigan.[1][5]

Composition

The Board is composed of five members and an executive director appointed by the Governor of Michigan[2] and confirmed by the Michigan Senate.[4]

Activities

The Board's four divisions licenses and regulates the state's commercial and Native American casinos, horse racing, some charitable gaming, and related suppliers and employees.[1][3][5] Other forms of charitable gaming, such as bingo and raffles, are regulated by the Michigan Lottery. Due to the sovereignty of Native American tribes, the Board does not have regulatory authority over Native American casinos, but does have oversight authority over compliance with the State-Tribal Compact provision. Other aspects of the regulation of Native American casinos in Michigan is handled by the National Indian Gaming Commission and the casino's governing tribe.[1]

Their work is supported by the Michigan Attorney General's Office, the Michigan State Police, and the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Who We Are & What We Do". Michigan Gaming Control Board. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Board Members". Michigan Gaming Control Board. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "About". Michigan Gaming Control Board. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
  4. 1 2 Waddell, David (May 23, 2007). "Mich. Senate approves appointment of Richard Kalm as Executive Director of MGCB". Casino City Times. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Gaming Control Board – 271-0900-15". Michigan Office of the Auditor General. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Horse racing industry undergoes changes, Sports Creek Raceway attendance declines". Swartz Creek News. Booth Newspapers. October 16, 2009. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
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