Australian-based PointsBet agreed to a 20-year partnership with the Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians (LVD) to provide online gaming and mobile sports betting operations.
The two sides are also in exclusive talks to operate a retail sportsbook at LVD’s Northern Waters Casino Resort.
PointsBet CEO Sam Swanell said: “PointsBet is pleased to have reached agreement for both online sportsbook and online casino operations with such a forward-thinking Tribe, and we look
forward to many years of great success working together in Michigan.”
The partnership stipulates that PointsBet will cover online gaming and sports betting fees and share a portion of its revenue with LVD.
Elsewhere in the state, Stars partnered with the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians Gaming Authority in a deal that will give the tribe access to Fox Bet operations.
Fred Harrington Jr., Tribal Council, LTBB Odawa said: “The Tribe's partnership with The Stars Group extends beyond our reservation and places the thrill of world class sports betting and online gaming under every finger-tip sliding across a touch screen in the State of Michigan.”
As part of the agreement, Odawa will receive a revenue share of Stars’ online operations.
Odawa also operates a land-based casino in Petoskey.
