In the US, the Michigan Board of State Canvassers has unanimously approved ballot petition language that seeks to authorise eight new casinos in the state.
The ballot proposal provides for five of the casinos to be placed at the state’s five horse race tracks and three new commercial casino licences to be issued by the Michigan Gaming Control Board.
Attorney Michael Hodge of the law firm of Miller Canfield presented the ballot petition language to the Board of State Canvassers on behalf of the sponsoring organisation, Racing to Save Michigan.
Under the Michigan Constitution, the initiative process requires signatures to be collected from Michigan residents totalling 10 per cent of the votes cast in the last governor’s election to amend the constitution. In this case, 380,126 signatures will be required. Petition supporters have said that they hope to begin obtaining signatures within the next six weeks.
