Michigan's regulator has approved the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe's move of its Soaring Eagle online casino and sportsbook from GAN to White Hat Gaming. The rare platform swap gives White Hat a full platform role in a top-three US market while GAN's owner restructures the business.
Soaring Eagle Gaming has a new technology partner in Michigan. The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe’s online casino and online sports betting operations now run on White Hat Gaming Inc.’s platform. White Hat replaces GAN, which had powered the tribe’s Michigan offer since launch. That launch came under the Eagle Casino and Sports brand.
Platform swaps like this are rare in Michigan. Players keep the same Soaring Eagle brand.
The board reviewed the White Hat platform and the tribe’s branding submission before signing off. The tribe also filed a signed agreement with White Hat. Every supplier and vendor needed for launch had already been approved. Executive Director Henry Williams said the board checked the new platform carefully against its standards on integrity, security and consumer protection, which apply to any platform Michigan players use.
The approval carries conditions. Soaring Eagle and White Hat may offer only board-approved online games and authorized sports events and bet types. They may use only board-approved suppliers, vendors, and cashiering and deposit locations. Both companies must also fully adopt all internal control amendments the board has approved.
The board’s list of authorized platform providers now names White Hat as the tribe’s provider for online casino and online sports betting. The tribe already had a content tie to White Hat Studios, the games supplier. In June 2022, White Hat Studios announced it would supply branded games, including Ted, Deal or No Deal and Peaky Blinders, to the tribe’s PlayEagle.com site.
The stakes in Michigan remain sizable. Operators reported $355.7 million in combined online casino and online sports betting gross receipts for September 2026, up 5.4% from August. Online casino accounted for $300.2 million and sports betting for $55.5 million. Adjusted gross receipts came to $313.04 million. Online casino adjusted receipts, however, fell 0.9% from August. Online casino also produced $2.11 billion of receipts in the first seven months of the year. The figures are consistent with a market still growing year on year but flatter month to month.
The switch comes as GAN works through changes under new ownership. In results for the six months to September 30, 2026, Sega Sammy said GAN is running a turnaround program that cuts fixed costs. The program will also move GAN ahead with migrating to a new platform. Adding GAN and Stakelogic raised group sales. It also widened the operating loss compared with the same period a year earlier.
White Hat’s own structure is shifting too. Merkur Group agreed in July 2026 to buy the content supplier White Hat Studios for an undisclosed sum. The White Hat Gaming platform and white-label businesses are not part of that deal. They stay with their current owners. The Merkur purchase of White Hat Studios remains pending regulatory approval.
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