MGCB approves Soaring Eagle's White Hat platform transition in Michigan
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The Michigan Gaming Control Board approved Soaring Eagle Gaming’s move of its online gaming and sports betting operations to White Hat Gaming, authorising the tribe to begin using the platform on Tuesday. White Hat replaces GAN; the board approved the platform and branding and said the suppliers and vendors needed for launch had also been approved.
The MGCB has approved Soaring Eagle Gaming’s request to move its Michigan online gaming and sports betting operations to White Hat Gaming’s platform. White Hat replaces GAN as the platform provider, the regulator said.
The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe was cleared to start online play on the new platform Tuesday, the MGCB said. The tribe operates Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort in Mount Pleasant. The board also approved the tribe’s branding submission. The tribe supplied a signed agreement with White Hat Gaming, and the board cleared the suppliers and vendors needed for launch.
MGCB executive director Henry Williams said the review sought to ensure platforms serving Michigan players met the regulator’s integrity, security and consumer protection standards.
Soaring Eagle Gaming and White Hat must offer only board-approved internet games and authorised sports betting events and wager types, and use approved suppliers, vendors and cashiering and depositing locations. The companies must follow approved internal controls, account terms and conditions and platform change-control processes, and submit required taxes, payments and fees on time under the Lawful Internet Gaming Act and Lawful Sports Betting Act. They must comply with applicable laws, regulations and board directives and fully adopt approved amendments to internal controls.