In May 2018, the US Supreme Court Ruling ruled against a federal ban on sports betting, giving states the option to legalize it or not. In December 2019, Michigan legalized online gambling including Sports betting, Poker and Casinos. Early in March 2020, physical sportsbooks began operation and allowing bettors to place their bets.
With the adventure of covid-19, Michigan sports betting began going live online as soon as possible. FanDuel has begun Pre-Registration and the likes FanDuel Sportsbook, DraftKings Sportsbook and BetMGM online sportsbook are expected to join suit and go live by the end of November or Beginning of December 2020 at most.
Earlier in the year 2020, Michigan sports betting went live in physical form. Sports bettors simply walk into sports betting shops and place their bets. But, the coronavirus pandemic hit everyone and forced this betting locations to shut down. The requirement to go online then became imminent and with the look of things, Michigan online sportsbook and Online casinos will start taking bets in a matter of weeks soon.
FanDuel Pre-Registration.
Right now, FanDuel is the only sportsbook accepting pre-registration. They are in partnership with MotorCity Casino. There is bonus offers for both sports betting and online casino. The sportsbook and casino will be available in the same betting app, making things more easy.
At the moment, the bonus offers a $50 each in free bet sportsbook and casino respectively. Non requires deposit to to claim. It is purely free bonus money for the registered users. The free bets will be available once sportsbook and casino goes live on FanDuel.
Also worthy of mention is the $1,000 risk-free bet for new users which will be available for use by customers on the launch day. That is to say, the pre-registered users will get a whooping $1,100 worth of bonuses since the are technically also new users too.
Launch Date Will be announced soon.
Steps to Register on FanDuel Sportsbook and get the $100 in free bets offer. It is as follows.
- Download the app, available on both iOS and Android.
- Register your account and verify your identity.
After the identity verification, you will receive your launch day bonus of $100, $50 each for both FanDuel casino and sportsbook. No deposit required to start your betting. You can start with the free bonus.
Other Sportsbook Are Expected To Launch Soon In Michigan.
Many other sportsbooks have already partnered with the casinos and are only waiting for licensing and registration to kick start. FanDuel was just the first to offer pre-registration. There are other online sportsbook that will be launching in coming weeks.
DraftKings Sportsbook and Online Casino
DraftKings partners with Bay Mills Indian Community and will be unleashing its online sportsbook and casino to Michigan in the coming weeks. They were swift in their partnership deal with the Bay Mills Indian Community to secure its casino. Soon, DraftKing will announce its licensing and plans for 2020 now that FaDuel has started its pre-registration.
Watch out for the launch will be soon.
BetMGM Sportsbook and Online Casino
The BetMGM is another sportsbook expected to launch soon. They partnered with MGM Grand Detroit. With BetMGM already securing a deal to be the official online sportsbook of the Detroit Lions, BetMGM should be launching in few weeks.
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