In the US last week, the group Michigan Is Yours received permission from the Board of State Canvassers to collect signatures for a petition to expand commercial casino gaming in the state.
Currently, the group is proposing to add privately-run casinos in the cities of Lansing, Benton Harbor, Detroit, Mount Clemens, Romulus, Grand Rapids and Saginaw. Though state records do not indicate that Michigan Is Yours is a registered corporate entity in Michigan, Michigan Secretary of State documents list a Rochester, Michigan, address for the group.
In order to have the petition language placed on the November, 2011 ballot, Michigan Is Yours must collect 322,609 valid signatures before July 9. The petition language would amend the Michigan constitution.
