Introduced
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To repeal a state ban on internet gambling. House Bill 4927 repeals the ban, and this bill establishes a comprehensive regulatory and licensure regime for internet gambling companies, with a 15 percent tax on their gross revenue, a $200,000 application fee and a $100,000 annual license fee.
Referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (H-3) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
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To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance as previously described.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To require licensed internet gambling providers to display license information on their website.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To revise details of the allocation of internet gambling fee and tax revenue.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To earmark 5 percent of internet gambling tax revenue to roads.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 68 to 40 (details)
To repeal a state ban on internet gambling. House Bill 4927 repeals the ban, and this bill establishes a comprehensive regulatory and licensure regime for internet gambling companies, with a 10 percent tax on their gross revenue, a $200,000 application fee and a $100,000 annual license fee.
Referred to the Committee on Government Operations
Amendment offered
To limit the use of gambling tax revenue for subsidies to developers and other "economic development" programs in Detroit, by specifying that the these must have "a focus on blighted neighborhoods".
The amendment passed by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 33 to 5 (details)
To repeal a state ban on internet gambling. House Bill 4927 repeals the ban, and this bill establishes a comprehensive regulatory and licensure regime that allows the Detroit and Michigan Indian casinos to enter the business. An 8 percent tax would be levied on the gross internet gambling revenue, and the city of Detroit would be guaranteed a specified minimum amount of the tax revenue.
Passed in the House 71 to 35 (details)
To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill.
