What’s interesting about Michigan’s online gambling industry is that it will also include sportsbooks. However, the first Michigan online gambling sites are expected to go live in 2021 and, from there, others will follow. As per LIGA, land-based casinos are allowed to launch one online site.īut because local venues were forced to close for much of 2020, efforts to launch MI online casinos were put on the backburner. COVID-19 hampered the rollout of online casinos in 2020. These acts were signed into law in late 2019 and paved the way for Michigan online casinos and sports betting sites. You can gamble online in Michigan thanks to two laws: the Lawful Internet Gaming Act (LIGA) and the Lawful Sports Betting Act (LBSA).