Michigan Gaming Control and Revenue Act | |||||||||||||||||||
| Results | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||||||||||
 County Results
| |||||||||||||||||||
TheMichigan Gaming Control and Revenue Act, passed by Michigan voters in 1996 asProposal E and then expanded and signed into law as thePublic Act 69 of 1997, allows non-Native American casino gaming in Michigan.[1][2] The proposal was approved by 51.51% of the voters on November 5, 1996.[3][4]
The text of the proposal as passed by voters:
An act providing for the licensing and control of casino gambling operations, manufacturers and distributors of gaming devices and gaming employees; providing for the distribution of revenue for public education, public safety and economic development; authorizing limited casino operations within the State of Michigan; and vesting authority for the regulation of casino gaming in a gaming control board.[1]
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
 Yes | 1,878,542 | 51.51 |
| No | 1,768,156 | 48.49 |
| Total votes | 3,646,698 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 6,677,079[5] | 54.62 |
| Native American casinos |
|  |
|---|---|---|
| Detroit casinos | ||
 | This Michigan-related article is astub. You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it. |
