Michigan Charitable Gaming Commission
Many states have enacted laws exempting certain charitable gaming activities from the applicable anti-gambling laws.
All Charitable Gaming Permit holders must file an Annual Financial Report (Form 101) with the Office of Charitable and Regulatory Programs (OCRP). Any organization with funds on hand as of January 1 that were derived from charitable gaming must also file Form 101. Charity Gaming Forms. The new forms listed below comply with the new statute that took effect on July 1, 2019. QUALIFICATIONS (Your organization must first qualify to be eligible to conduct any charity gaming. Collaborate with legislators, the Charitable Gaming Division of the Michigan Lottery, and the Michigan Gaming Control Board on legislation that impacts charitable gaming activities. Educate the public and non-profit organizations engaged in charitable fundraising under the Traxler-McCauley-Law-Bowman Bingo Act 382 of 1972. Charities in Michigan earn millions annually through charitable gaming fundraisers. This money is used to further their charitable mission, resulting in a wide variety of much needed services being provided to countless individuals.
Websites containing state statutes are available for all states, although they may be out of date. The excerpts presented here are taken from those websites. It may take a long time before new provisions of a state law are incorporated into the online text the state makes available. Before acting on any information contained in RealGamblingUSA.com you should get up to date and to the point advice from a lawyer.
The most commonly exempted activities are bingo and charitable raffles as well as certain types of casino games. Hawaii and Utah do not have any charitable gaming laws.
Michigan Charitable Gaming Commission Login
The charitable gaming laws from all states that have them are listed in the table below. To view the applicable state law click on the name of the state.
