The Multi-State Internet Gaming Association LLC has announced that the State of Michigan will be joining the Multi-State Internet Gaming Agreement (MSIGA).
In 2014, the agreement was entered into by Nevada and Delaware, after the passage of Assembly Bill Nos. 114 and 360 in Nevada during the 77th Session of the Nevada Legislature.
The agreement itself allows for liquidity sharing among patrons participating in legal forms of online gaming within the geographical boundaries of the two jurisdictions.
New Jersey, another state that joined the MSIGA, expanded the Association’s shared liquidity to full online casino gaming.
Manager of the Association Rebecca Satterfield said: "The Multi-State Internet Gaming Association welcomes Michigan to its ranks, along with its nearly 10 million residents, who can now avail themselves of a full array of interactive gaming among the Association’s member states."
Satterfield, who is also the Internet Gaming Manager for the Delaware Lottery continued: "The Association continues to be forward thinking and welcomes the interest of additional gaming jurisdictions in becoming party to the Agreement."
The Association, a corporation from Delaware, manages the affairs of member states that are party to the Multi-State Internet Gaming Agreement.
In 2021, Michigan launched its gaming market but wasn't able to join the MSIGA due to the wording of its original Lawful Internet Gaming Act. Later, the legislature passed another bill that would allow the Michigan Gaming Control Board to enter multi-state compacts for the purpose of poker only.
At the moment, Michigan and Nevada offer online poker to member states, while Delaware and New Jersey offer a vast array of online gaming options.
