Michigan is poised to become the fifth US state to approve intrastate online gambling following a last-minute legislative effort.

Late Thursday night, as the Michigan legislature looked to close out its 2018 session, the state House of Representatives’ HB 4926 online gambling bill – which was approved in June – suddenly appeared on the state Senate’s agenda. The bill was swiftly approved by a vote of 33-5 and sent back to the House, which reapproved the measure by a vote of 71-35.

The speed and relative ease with which the bill was approved was notable, given that Michigan’s casino industry is a mix of commercial and tribal operators that haven’t always seen eye-to-eye on this issue. So credit to state legislators who managed to successfully herd these stake-holding cats across the finish line.

Gaming tribes have long been wary of the state’s online proposals. The Michigan Lottery has been offering online draw tickets and instant win games since November 2014, a move that prompted some of the state’s gaming tribes to withhold revenue sharing payments to the state, on the grounds that the online lottery violated their gaming compacts.