Michigan Warns Players About 33 Offshore Casinos

Michigan’s gambling regulator has sent warning letters to 33 offshore gambling sites and told residents that those sites are illegal in the state.[1] The list includes “mBit Casino”, the same name as a crypto casino we review (the release gives brand names only, no web addresses). Here’s what happened, what it means for you, and what our review says.

What Michigan Did

On 8 October 2026, the Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB), the state agency that licenses and polices gambling, announced cease-and-desist letters to 33 operators.[1] A cease-and-desist letter is an official written demand to stop doing something. The MGCB says its investigators found each of these sites offering online casino games, sports betting or “sweepstakes-style” games to people in Michigan without a state license.[1] Sweepstakes sites let you play casino-style games with virtual coins that can be turned into cash prizes.

All 33 are offshore sites, which means they are run from outside the US and have no Michigan license. The list names mostly casino brands, among them mBit Casino, Cryptoplay, Raging Bull Slots and Sloto’Cash.[1] Trade outlet Gaming Intelligence reported the same list the next day.[2]

This isn’t the first round. In April 2026, the MGCB said it had sent similar orders to 45 offshore operators over four months. Under Michigan law, any company offering online casino games or sports betting to people in the state needs an MGCB license.[3]

The release doesn’t give a deadline or list the sites’ web addresses. It says operators that ignore the letters “may face additional enforcement action” together with the Michigan Department of Attorney General.[1] The MGCB hasn’t published any follow-up on this group of 33.[4]

What It Means If You Play in Michigan

The letters go to the companies, not to players. The release doesn’t mention any penalty for people who play on these sites.[1] Its warning to players is about what you lose when you play on an unlicensed site:

• No self-exclusion. Michigan keeps a list where people can ban themselves from online gambling, and licensed sites must honor it. Offshore sites don’t. Someone who has asked to be kept away from gambling can still sign up and deposit there.[1]
• No limits or safety tools. Deposit limits and other tools that licensed sites must offer aren’t required.[1]
• No one to complain to. If an offshore site keeps your winnings or closes your account, the MGCB can’t help you get your money back.[1]

MGCB Executive Director Henry Williams put it this way: offshore sites “will take a deposit from someone who has asked for help, and the MGCB has no way to help that person get it back.”[1]

Michigan does have legal online casinos and sportsbooks. The MGCB publishes the full list of licensed sites, with the exact web address for each one.[5] If a site isn’t on that list, it isn’t licensed in Michigan.

What Our mBit Casino Review Says

Our mBit Casino review covers a long-running, crypto-only casino licensed in Curaçao. mBit’s own terms put the United States on its list of restricted countries.[6] The same terms say mBit can’t guarantee withdrawals for players who break that rule, and that using a VPN to hide your location can get your account closed and your winnings cancelled.[6]

In plain terms: if you play from Michigan or anywhere else in the US, don’t sign up at mBit. The review’s Trust & Reputation section includes the Michigan letter. The rest of the review covers mBit for players in the countries it accepts.

If you’re in the US and want to know which crypto casinos accept American players at all, and how state laws differ, see our guide to crypto casinos for US players.