Michigan Gambling
Michigan Gambling News
MGM Mirage to Decide on Offer for Casino in Detroit
16 February 2005
MGM Mirage could decide this week whether to accept an offer to buy a controlling stake in MotorCity Casino, a spokesman for the buyer said Tuesday.
Man Wins $3.9 Million Slot Jackpot
15 February 2005
News Brief: An Ontario won a $3,941,711 five-dollar Wheel of Fortune progressive MegaJackpot at the Kewadin Casino in Michigan.
Lac Vieux Desert Band to Join Casino Sale
4 February 2005
Attorneys for the Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians filed notice today that it will seek to enjoin MGM Grand Detroit from selling its casino franchise.
Detroit Sale Expected Within Quarter
3 February 2005
News Brief: The soon-to-be-merged gaming giants MGM Mirage and Mandalay Resort Group says it has received about a half dozen offers for one of its two area casinos and expects to sell one before the end of the first quarter.
Blue Chip Employees Ratify Contract
28 January 2005
News Brief: Workers at Blue Chip Casino in Michigan City voted by a 97 percent margin to ratify a tentative agreement reached last week, averting a strike at the casino.
Detroit Casinos Revenues Up
25 January 2005
News Brief: Detroit's three casinos raked in more than $1.18 billion in 2004, a 5.2-percent increase, with both MGM Grand Detroit and MotorCity increasing revenues while Greektown lost some ground.
Blue Chip Casino, Union Reaches Agreement
21 January 2005
News Brief: After more than 12 hours of negotiations, UNITE HERE Local 1 and Blue Chip Casino have reached an agreement.
Sands Faces Competition in Detroit
20 January 2005
News Brief: The Las Vegas Sands Corp. is likely to face stiff competition in any attempt to purchase the MGM Grand Detroit Casino and build a new casino, hotel and convention center in Detroit.
Bouschor Replaced as Greektown CEO
19 January 2005
News Brief: Chairman Aaron Payment of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians and Marvin Beatty of the Greektown Casino Management Board have been named acting Chief Executive Officers of Greektown Casino.
Michigan Anti-Casino Group Resurfaces
10 January 2005
