Michigan Casinos and Michigan Gambling

Top 10 casino openings and expansions for fall 2020

As we aim to find a better sense of normal life in the casino industry and await a monumental new casino resort unveiling next month, we highlight 10 openings and expansions from across the country. read more

Casino City’s Friday Five: Las Vegas casino openings edition

As more things reopen their doors, we can’t overlook the grand openings in Las Vegas that have been planned for some time now. read more

Grand Traverse Resort and Casinos opens first Michigan sportsbook

The William Hill sportsbook is located at Turtle Creek Casino & Hotel along with a satellite location at Leelanau Sands Casino & Lodge. read more

Kankakee Grille to open at Four Winds New Buffalo

The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi and its Four Winds Casinos are pleased to announce that they will open their popular Kankakee Grille restaurant in place of the Hard Rock Cafe at Four Winds New Buffalo. read more

Detroit casinos report $69.3 million aggregate revenue in August

Compared with August 2019 results, revenue fell 46% to $28.6 million at MGM Grand Detroit, 37.5% to $25 million at MotorCity and 41.5% to $15.7 million at Greektown. read more

Churchill Downs to provide advance deposit wagering on pari-mutuel horse races

Sports bettors in Michigan now can place bets on live and simulcast pari-mutuel horse races using mobile wagering through Churchill Downs Technology Initiatives Co. under an order issued Thursday by Michigan Gaming Control Executive Director Richard S. Kalm. read more

Detroit Lions name BetMGM official sports betting partner

The partnership features fan-focused assets such as presenting sponsor of Lions Bingo and Lions Perks, as well as team broadcast programming, digital marketing assets, and in-stadium promotions and signage. read more

Casino City’s Friday Five: To open or not to open edition

Some states in the U.S. are dealing with much higher COVID cases than others which leads them to the dilemma of what to reopen to the public. read more

MotorCity Casino in Detroit will reopen next week

The Detroit casino resumes operations on 5 August with mandatory mask-wearing and proper social distancing protocols such as shutting down every other slot machine and removing seating at table games. read more

MGM Grand Detroit Casino to resume operations 7 August

The casino floor will reopen with strict protocols in place while the hotel will remain closed. read more

Greektown Casino Hotel will reopen next week

The Detroit casino will resume operations with limited guest capacity on the gaming floor to 15% of maximum occupancy. Slots and tables will be restricted to, at least, every other gaming position being available. read more

Michigan governor says Detroit casinos can reopen next week

Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced on Wednesday that the three Detroit casinos can reopen at 15% capacity starting 5 August. read more

Detroit casinos revenue continues to fall

The Detroit casinos' year-to-date aggregate revenue fell 59.3% through 30 June as the COVID-19 health emergency has kept their doors closed since 16 March. read more

Three Michigan casinos still remain closed

MotorCity Casino, MGM Grand Detroit Casino and Greektown Casino Hotel all state that they are temporarily closed on their websites. No reopening dates have been determined. read more

Top 10 casino openings and expansions for summer 2020

Here we take a look at the top 10 openings and expansions of casinos since our last edition in February before all of the closures. read more