Online Poker is Live in Michigan: Which Sites Offer Best Promotions?

Online poker is legal in Michigan, and according to the Michigan Gaming Control Board, it went live last dat of January 2021 with Pokerstars MI Poker. The state-approved online gaming and sports betting in 2019. The gaming includes poker, blackjack, slots, video poker and other casino games.

Applications for online licenses are limited to operators of the three commercial and 12 tribal casinos in the state of Michigan. Currently, the state of Michigan is in the process of revising and finalizing the rules for online gaming and sports betting. Once the rules are approved, they will begin the application review and approval process.

Michigan Online Poker Promotions

BetMGM Poker Site: New players can access a 100 percent matching first deposit bonus with a maximum value of $1000. There’s also a $10 free cash offer and an additional $15 in online tournament dollars. Poker room is not live yet.

William Hill: They offer a matching signup bonus of up to $100 and six free entries into their weekly “Twister Race”, with a total of $12,500 up for grabs. Poker section is not available yet.

Fox Bet: When they launched their PokerStars setup, they offered daily $1,000 welcome freerolls, a $20,000 welcome freeroll, a first deposit bonus offer of $30 in free play and a 100 percent deposit bonus up to $600. Poker is not offered.

Poker Bonus for Michigan Players*

Michigan Online Poker Site	Bonus Offer	Promo Code
WSOP.com	100% bonus up to $600	–
Party Poker	up to 500 in free play bonus	PARTYGAMBLER
PokerStars Michigan	25 FREE + $1000 deposit bonus!	STARSGAMBLER

*Note, that all mentioned above promotions and bonus offers for Michigan poker online platforms are absed on our assumption on what is going to be offered in Michigan once these sites go online. Promo terms and bonus codes for current and future MI poker rooms for real money – subject to change.

Types of Poker Games To Play Online

Below are some interesting online poker games you can explore in Michigan:

Texas Hold’Em
Casino Hold’Em
Stud
Three card poker
Online Poker Tournaments

The most popular in Michigan online poker sites/apps in 2020/2021:

MGM Poker
WSOP.com
PokerStars MI
888POKER
Party Poker Michigan

Where to play poker in Michigan online?

Three major online poker sites are reported to be making a play for entry into the Michigan market. To do so, they will need to forge a partnership with one of the commercial or tribal casinos and apply for a license for a separate poker brand. The licensees are allowed to create one casino and one poker brand.

PokerStars‘ parent company, The Stars Group, which operates online poker rooms in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, already has an agreement with the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, MI. The deal is for Stars to get the first crack at providing online gaming, including poker, for the state of Michigan.

BetMGM has partnered with GVC, the parent company of online poker provider PartyPoker. The biggest casino in Michigan is the MGM Grand Detroit, so it’s widely presumed that this group will submit applications to provide online gaming, sports betting and poker in the state. No formal announcement has been made.

No other poker site has announced an agreement with a casino in the state. WSOP.com partners with Caesars Michigan, but the largest casino operator does not have a Michigan location. To get in the game in the state, they’ll have to find a partner from among the other casinos that have yet to name an online provider.