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Mich. Comp. Laws § 432.101 (2026)

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TRAXLER-MCCAULEY-LAW-BOWMAN BINGO ACT


Act 382 of 1972


432.101 Short title.

Sec. 1.

    This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Traxler-McCauley-Law-Bowman bingo act".

History: 1972, Act 382, Eff. Apr. 1, 1973

Compiler's Notes:

    For transfer of the Bureau of State Lottery from the Department of Management and Budget to be an autonomous entity within the Department of Treasury, see E.R.O. No. 1991-2, compiled at MCL 12.161 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

    For transfer of powers and duties of lottery commissioner and bureau of state lottery related to licensing and regulation of millionaire parties under bingo act to executive director of Michigan gaming control board, see E.R.O. No. 2012-3, compiled at MCL 432.91.

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1985–2010 · leading case: Northville Downs v. Governor of Michigan, 622 F.3d 579 (6th Cir. 2010).
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Northville Downs v. Governor of Michigan, 622 F.3d 579 (6th Cir. 2010). · cites it 2× “The legislature created a state lottery in 1972, Mich. Comp. Laws § 432.1 et seq., and authorized charitable gambling soon thereafter, Mich.”
Jdc Mgmt., LLC v. Reich, 644 F. Supp. 2d 905 (W.D. Mich. 2009). · cites it 3× “The Commission’s letter alleged that All-In had violated the Bingo Act, Mich. Comp. Laws § 432.101 et seq., and attendant administrative rules and regulations, in the following ways: —failing to remove gaming equipment from rental facilities in Grand Rapids, Muskegon, and…”
Michigan Gaming Inst., Inc v. State Bd. of Educ., 536 N.W.2d 289 (Mich. Ct. App. 1995). · cites it 4× “Bingo is legal and millionaire parties are legal, MCL 432.101 et seq. ; MSA 18.969(101) et seq.”
United States v. Dakota, 666 F. Supp. 989 (W.D. Mich. 1985). · cites it 3× “Defendants argue that because of the broad exceptions to gambling contained in the millionaire party act, Mich.Comp.Laws Ann. § 432.101 et seq. and because of the state’s encouragement of wagering on horse races and the state lottery, that the state in fact has no public policy…”
Nat'l Recovery Sys. v. Kasle, 662 F. Supp. 139 (E.D. Mich. 1987). “§ 432.101 et *146 seq. M.C.L.A. § 432.119 specifically exempts these activities from the State’s penal statutes.”
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