Agreement Provides William Hill Online Sports Betting and Online Casino Gaming Access in Michigan
William Hill to Provide Retail Sports Betting Services to Turtle Creek Casino & Hotel and Leelanau Sands Casino in Northern Michigan
LAS VEGAS (February 24, 2020) – William Hill, America’s leading sports betting company, and the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (“GTB”), a federally recognized Indian tribe, announced today a long-term partnership. William Hill will be GTB’s exclusive provider of online sports betting and online casino gaming throughout Michigan, with plans to open a retail William Hill Sports Book at Turtle Creek Casino & Hotel this year, pending regulatory approvals. The agreement follows the signing of legislation in December 2019 legalizing both sports betting and online gaming in the state.
The William Hill Sports Book will be located in the current Onyx Sports Bar at Turtle Creek Casino & Hotel, with a satellite location at Leelanau Sands Casino. Both are expected to open prior to the 2020 football season, pending regulatory approvals. William Hill plans to launch Online Casino Gaming and Online Sports Betting when permitted under Michigan regulations.