Michigan Approves White Hat Gaming Platform for Soaring Eagle
The Michigan Gaming Control Board cleared Soaring Eagle Gaming to move its internet gaming and sports betting platform to White Hat Gaming.
Updated on Nov. 12, 2026 in Casino
The Michigan Gaming Control Board approved Soaring Eagle Gaming's transition of its internet gaming and sports betting platform operations to White Hat Gaming, Inc. The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe, which operates Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort in Mount Pleasant, was authorized to begin offering online play on the new platform.
Why it matters
The approval means White Hat Gaming replaces GAN as the tribe's platform provider for online gaming in Michigan. It reflects the board's oversight of vendors, suppliers and internal controls before a tribal operator can launch online products in the state.
The board's approval record covers the White Hat Gaming Platform, the tribe's branding submission and all essential launch suppliers and vendors. The extraction provides no revenue, wagering volume or player-count figures against which the platform's early performance could be measured.
The players
Michigan Gaming Control Board
The Michigan Gaming Control Board is the state agency that regulates casino gaming, internet gaming and sports betting in Michigan, and it reviewed and approved the platform transition.
Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe
The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe is a federally recognized tribe that operates Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort in Mount Pleasant, Michigan.
White Hat Gaming, Inc.
White Hat Gaming, Inc. is a gaming technology company that supplies online gaming and sports betting platforms and replaces GAN as the tribe's platform provider.
The details
Soaring Eagle Gaming and White Hat Gaming must offer only board-approved internet games and authorized sports betting event and wager types. Both companies must use board-approved suppliers, vendors and cashiering and depositing locations, and follow board-approved internal controls, account terms and change-control processes.
Timeline
Tuesday: The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe was authorized to begin offering online play on the new platform.
Thursday: The Michigan Gaming Control Board announced that White Hat Gaming replaces GAN as the tribe's platform provider.
Industry Dynamics
The approval extends the Michigan Gaming Control Board's case-by-case review of operator vendor changes under its supplier and internal-control rules. It shows how tribal and commercial operators in Michigan must secure board sign-off before shifting online gaming platforms.
Michigan users of Soaring Eagle's online gaming and sports betting products will access them through White Hat Gaming's platform once the tribe begins online play. Access is limited to board-approved games and wager types.
The takeaway
Online gaming in Michigan depends on regulator approval of each vendor and platform change, so operator switches can take effect only after the board signs off. Readers following the sector should watch for further board approvals of tribal and commercial platforms.
Further reading
For more on how the state oversees tribal and commercial operators, see Casino coverage on Wisevoter.
Source note: This article includes information reported by CDC Gaming.
