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Michigan Casino License Amendment (2010)
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| This measure was not put on an election ballot |
Michigan Casino License Amendment did not appear on the November 2, 2010 statewide ballot in Michigan as an initiated constitutional amendment. The proposed amendment called for allowing the Michigan Gaming Control and Revenue Board to issue state casino licenses to up to eight new casinos in Michigan. Five of the proposed casinos would have been located at horse racetracks that conducted "pari-mutuel wagering in 2009."[1]
The state of Michigan, at the time of the proposal, had a total of 23 casinos. According to officials Detroit's casinos saw revenue decline in 2009 for the first time since their existence.[2][3]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Michigan signature requirements
In order to qualify the measure for the November 2, 2010 statewide ballot, a minimum of 382,129 valid signatures were required by July 5, 2010. A week prior to the deadline supporters announced that they had an insufficient number of signatures.[4][5]
See also
Articles
Additional reading
- Pride Source, "Competing casino proposals race to get on Nov. ballot," June 17, 2010
- Detroit Free Press, "Poll: Michigan voters won't back more casinos," June 10, 2010
- Las Vegas Review-Journal, "Michigan groups proposing casino expansion," June 7, 2010
- Crain's Detroit Business, "Casino proposals compete: Two groups race to get on Nov. ballot," June 6, 2010
Editorials
Footnotes
- ↑ Michigan Secretary of State, "Michigan Statewide Ballot Proposal Status: November 2, 2010 general election," April 19, 2010
- ↑ Associated Press, "Some Mich. cities bet casinos would boost economy," March 6, 2010
- ↑ WTAQ, "You Could Be Voting For Casino Expansion," April 22, 2010
- ↑ FOX 28, "Initiatives fail to make Michigan ballot," July 6, 2010
- ↑ The Michigan Messenger, "No new referendums on November ballot," July 6, 2010
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