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Michigan lottery is launching online sales despite denied funding from Legislature

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Steve Carmody
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Michigan Radio
Feeling lucky?

A move by the Michigan Lottery has caught retailers by surprise, a big surprise.

Earlier this year, the State Legislature said no to a budget request from the Michigan Lottery for money to launch online and smart phone lottery sales. Store owners who sell lottery tickets thought that was the end of that.

Turns out, they were wrong.

Chris Gautz has been following this story for Crain's Detroit Business, and he joined us today.

Listen to the full interview above.

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