Michigan Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules
Administrative Rules Division (ARD)
AGENCY REPORT TO THE
JOINT COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATIVE RULES (JCAR)
AGENCY INFORMATION:
Agency name:
Treasury
Division/Bureau/Office:
Michigan Gaming Control Board
Name of person completing this form:
John McKeown
Phone number of person completing this form:
517-335-5600
Email of person completing this form:
Name of Department Regulatory Affairs Officer reviewing this form:
Sarah Rowley
RULE SET INFORMATION:
MOAHR assigned rule set number:
2024-4 TY
Title of the proposed rule set:
Internet Gaming Rules
1. Purpose of the proposed rules and background:
The proposed amendments will:
(1) Clarify the vendor requirements and the vendor registration process contained in rule 629, Mich Admin Code R
432.629, consistent with the Lawful Internet Gaming Act, MCL 432.301 – 322. Currently, the provisions governing
vendor requirements and registration are all in rule 629. The proposed amendments will keep vendor requirements in
rule 629, and will move vendor registration to newly added rule 629a. This reorganization, together with the other
proposed amendments, is intended to clarify the provisions governing vendor requirements and vendor registration,
and to clarify the board’s regulatory authority to regulate vendors, delegated by the Lawful Internet Gaming Act.
(2) Amend part of the responsible gaming requirement imposed in rule 654(a), Mich Admin Code R 432.654(a).
Currently this section requires internet gaming operators and internet gaming platform providers to prominently
display a specific Michigan gambling helpline on their websites. The proposed amendment to Rule 654(a) changes
this to a more generic requirement for operators and platform providers to provide a toll-free compulsive gambling
helpline. This change provides more flexibility to operators and platform providers, while continuing to ensure the
public has access to information about the availability of a toll-free gambling helpline for immediate support and
information about how to access additional long-term resources for help with compulsive gambling.
(3) Fix any other minor changes that may be needed.
2. Summary of the proposed rules:
The proposed amendments will:
(1) Clarify the vendor requirements and the vendor registration process contained in rule 629, Mich Admin Code R
432.629, consistent with the Lawful Internet Gaming Act, MCL 432.301 – 332. Currently, the provisions governing
vendor requirements and registration are all in rule 629. The proposed amendments will keep vendor requirements in
MCL 24.242 and 24.245