The Board's scheduled public meetings will be held at its Detroit office located in the Cadillac Place at 3062 West Grand Boulevard, Suite L-700, Detroit, MI 48202. The meetings will begin at 10:00 a.m. with the staff briefing, followed immediately by the regular agenda items.
The purpose of both the staff briefing and Board meeting is to conduct Board business regarding the implementation, administration and enforcement of the provisions of the Michigan Gaming Control & Revenue Act, as amended, Public Act 69 of 1997, MCL 432.201, et seq ("The Act") relating to the licensing, regulation and conduct of casino gaming in the City of Detroit.
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With 24 years of gaming industry experience, Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) Executive Director Henry Willliams is the regulator of one of the fastest-growing U.S. gaming markets. Under his direction, MGCB staff implement and enforce the provisions of the law related to the three Detroit casinos—MGM Grand Detroit, MotorCity Casino, and Hollywood Casino at Greektown. The agency also licenses and regulates iGaming and sports betting operators, platform providers, suppliers, and fantasy contests; regulates pari-mutuel horse racing and casino-style charitable gaming (Millionaire Parties); and audits tribal gaming compact agreements for Michigan’s 12 federally recognized tribes.
Since his appointment in 2021, Williams remains committed to protecting the interests of Michigan’s citizens. In 2023, he launched his “Double Down Michigan” podcast and secured $3 million of annual state budget funding for MGCB’s award-winning “Don’t Regret the Bet” responsible gaming campaign, which aims to prevent Michiganders from developing gambling problems before they start.
Governor Gretchen Whitmer has appointed James H. (Jim) Townsend, of Royal Oak, to serve as the new Chair of the Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB), effective August 1, 2026. Townsend is the director of the Levin Center for Oversight and Democracy at Wayne State University. He previously practiced law in the Detroit office of Butzel Long as a member of its Corporate and Real Estate Practice Group, and represented the 26th District in the Michigan House of Representatives from 2011 to 2017. Townsend graduated with Highest Honors in History from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, earned a Master of Business Administration and Master of Public Policy from the University of Michigan, and earned his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Wayne State University Law School.
