Michigan Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Gambler in $3.1 Million BetMGM Dispute

After facing defeats in two lower courts, Jacqueline Davis, a gambler, has achieved a significant victory in her legal fight against BetMGM. The Michigan Supreme Court unanimously ruled in her favor, allowing her case to return to the trial court to pursue over $3 million in disputed online gambling winnings.

Claims of Game Malfunction and Disputed Winnings

Davis states that during six days in 2021, she won approximately $3.2 million playing BetMGM’s “Luck o’ the Roulette” game. However, BetMGM froze her account and withheld most of her winnings, citing a malfunction in the game as the reason. Before the account was suspended, she was able to withdraw $100,000 in-person at MGM Grand Detroit, but the remainder of her funds remained inaccessible.

Her lawyer, Mark Granzotto, pointed out that BetMGM has not provided substantial evidence to support their malfunction claim. The game involved is Irish-themed and offers a Return to Player rate of 95.39%, with the potential for players to win up to 100 times their original bet on a single spin.