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State House passes fantasy sports gaming bills

LANSING, MI (MPRN)--   The state house voted Thursday to legalize fantasy sports gaming in Michigan.

The bills both legalize fantasy sports gaming and create a statutory framework overseeing it. 

Steve Brubaker is an attorney representing Small Businesses of Fantasy Sports Trade Association. He says the bills $50,000 registration fee too steep for smaller fantasy gaming businesses.

“The companies that will pay that price to operate in Michigan are two: Draft Kings and Fan Duel,” he says.

Brubaker says the states fee would take a substantial cut from the profit margin of smaller fantasy sports businesses.

The bills’ supporters say the fee is in line with what other states charge.