Michigan Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules  
MOAHR-Rules@michigan.gov  
AGENCY REPORT TO THE  
JOINT COMMITEE ON ADMNINISTRATIVE RULES (JCAR)  
1. Agency Information  
Agency name:  
Treasury  
Division/Bureau/Office:  
Michigan Gaming Control Board  
Name of person completing this form:  
Wendy Harns  
Phone number of person completing this form:  
517-335-2163  
E-mail of person completing this form:  
harnsw@michigan.gov  
Name of Department Regulatory Affairs Officer reviewing this form:  
Sarah Rowley  
2. Rule Set Information  
MOAHR assigned rule set number:  
2022-31 TY  
Title of proposed rule set:  
Millionaire Parties  
3. Purpose for the proposed rules and background:  
The rules will provide the regulatory framework for the licensing and operation of millionaire parties  
in the state of Michigan pursuant to the Traxler-McCauley-Law-Bowman Bingo Act, MCL 432.101 to  
432.152. These rules are being amended for consistency with amendments to the Traxler-McCauley-  
Law-Bowman Bingo Act which became effective on December 20, 2019, and which codified many  
regulatory requirements that were previously established by rule.  
4. Summary of proposed rules:  
When the Legislature amended the Bingo Act in December 2019 and codified parts of the rules into  
the statute, it created duplicity and conflict with the rules. The proposed changes to the rules will  
eliminate the duplicity and conflict between the Bingo Act and the rules.  
5. List names of newspapers in which the notice of public hearing was published and  
publication dates:  
The Lansing State Journal – March 7, 2023  
The Detroit Free Press – March 7, 2023  
The Daily Press (Escanaba) – March 7, 2023  
6. Date of publication of rules and notice of public hearing in Michigan Register:  
4/1/2023  
MCL 24.242 and 24.245  
Agency Report to JCAR-Page 2  
7. Date, time, and location of public hearing:  
4/12/2023 10:00 AM at Board Hearing Room , Michigan Gaming Control Board, 3062 W. Grand  
Blvd, Suite L-700, Detroit, Michigan  
8. Provide the link the agency used to post the regulatory impact statement and cost-benefit  
analysis on its website:  
https://ARS.apps.lara.state.mi.us/Transaction/RFRTransaction?TransactionID=1390  
9. List of the name and title of agency representative(s) who attended the public hearing:  
Kurt Steinkamp and Wendy Harns of MGCB; Bethany McCune of the Department of Attorney  
General  
10. Persons submitting comments of support:  
No comments of support were submitted for the general rule set.  
11. Persons submitting comments of opposition:  
No comments of opposition were submitted for the general rule set. However, the following persons  
submitted comments of opposition to a specific rule or rules:  
Alex Klocko, Klocko LLC  
Pamala Young, VFW Post 2269  
Katharine Hude, Michigan Charitable Gaming Association  
Michael Horvath, Knights of Columbus Council 10,006  
Lisa Baratta, River Poker Supply  
Sandra Morse, MAX Entertainment LLC  
Joseph Gardner, Commander, American Legion Post 468  
Gary Davis  
12. Persons submitting other comments:  
The following persons submitted other comments:  
Bob Stoeckle  
Jeanne Volkers  
Pat pzagar3@gmail.com  
13. Identify any changes made to the proposed rules based on comments received during the  
public comment period:  
MCL 24.242 and 24.245  
Agency Report to JCAR-Page 3  
Name &  
Organization public hearing  
Comments made at Written  
Agency Rationale Rule number  
for Rule Change & citation  
and Description changed  
of Change(s)  
Comments  
Made  
1
2
Pamala Young,  
VFW Post 2269  
Change persons Only authorized  
R 432.310(7)  
(f)  
to individuals  
individuals are  
allowed in  
demarcated area;  
person is defined  
to include more  
than just an  
individual  
Pamala Young,  
VFW Post 2269  
Change persons Because person is R 432.316(4)  
to individuals  
defined to mean  
individual, firm,  
association,  
(c)  
corporation or  
other legal entity  
keeping it would  
be duplicative  
when the rule uses  
business,  
partnership,  
corporation, or  
account  
3
Katharine  
To “advertising Clarifies licensee R 432.319(2)  
must include all to be specific to  
of the following”, millionaire party  
Hude, Michigan  
Charitable  
Gaming  
Association  
(MiCGA)  
add  
licensee and  
modifies  
advertising  
requirements  
(a)“millionaire  
party” before  
“licensee”  
(d)“Date or dates  
of the millionaire  
party licensee’s  
event”  
(e)“Location  
name”  
4
Katharine  
strike  
With addition of R 432.319(4)  
location name and (a)  
date of millionaire  
party event to R  
Hude, Michigan  
Charitable  
Gaming  
Association  
(MiCGA)  
432.319(2), this  
rule was modified  
for clarity  
MCL 24.242 and 24.245  
Agency Report to JCAR-Page 4  
5
Katharine  
Add “millionaire Clarifies licensee R 432.319(6)  
Hude, Michigan  
Charitable  
Gaming  
party” before  
“licensee”  
to be specific to  
millionaire party  
licensee  
and (7)(a)  
Association  
(MiCGA)  
14.Date report completed:  
8/9/2023  
MCL 24.242 and 24.245  
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