More Michigan Casino Reopenings Could Be Coming Following Gov. Whitmer’s New Order
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is partially reopening the Upper Peninsula and much of Northern Michigan. The casinos in these areas might reopen soon.
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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is partially reopening the Upper Peninsula and much of Northern Michigan. The casinos in these areas might reopen soon.
Odawa Casinos reopened its Mackinaw City location Friday as more than 100 players waited for the 10 a.m. opening, the first in Michigan's Lower Peninsula.
By June 1, 15 of Michigan's 26 casinos are scheduled to be reopened after all were closed by March 22 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
As the National Football League returned in September, so did heavy sports betting at Detroit casinos, with nearly a doubling of handle.
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As Detroit's commercial casinos await Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's OK, most of the Upper and Lower Pennisula tribal casinos are open or have dates set to reopen.