A report published last week on Online Poker Report about the ongoing legalization efforts in Michigan contained two important pieces of news for players in that state and other legal poker locales. One of those pieces will be welcome, the other less so.
The good news: an expected early 2021 launch of online gambling has been revised a bit, with a 2020 launch now potentially looming.
The bad: said launch seems unlikely to be a joyous occasion for anyone outside of Michigan.
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A Michigan Gaming Control Board rep told OPR that a fall 2020 launch of online wagering in Michigan is possible "if all goes well.