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Meal Program Rules Reconsidered

29 June 2006

News Brief: The Michigan Gaming control Board voted 4-1 in a special meeting to rewrite its rules concerning Greektown Casino’s $8.7 million complimentary meal program.

Greektown Comp Meal Plan Delayed

14 June 2006

News Brief: Some Detroit restaurants were served another delay Tuesday in their efforts to be reinstated in Greektown Casino's $8.7-million complimentary meal program.

Permanent Greektown Casino Construction Begins

12 June 2006

Construction began today on the permanent Greektown Casino resort, with completion of the new 3,100-space parking garage scheduled for mid 2007 and the new 400-room hotel and gaming floor expansion by mid 2008.

Greektown Tangled in Red Tap

2 June 2006

News Brief: While MGM Grand Detroit and MotorCity casinos are working furiously to build lavish new permanent hotel-gaming complexes, Greektown Casino remains tangled in red tape that has prevented it from placing its first shovel in the ground.

Casino Event Entertainment Opens in Detroit

2 May 2006

A Casino Event Entertainment Company and Beverage Services based out of Sacramento California and also serving Los Angeles, San Francisco & Phoenix Arizona is now serving the greater Detroit Michigan area.

Greektown Leads Detroit Casinos

13 April 2006

News Brief: Greektown Casino led Detroit casinos in revenue growth for March, registering a 14.6% rise, the Michigan Gaming Control Board reports.

Greektown is at Odds on Licensing

12 April 2006

News Brief: Some Greektown restaurant owners are angry that state regulators have cut off their share of $6 million in annual complimentary meal coupons from Greektown Casino.

Greektown Gets Approval for Garage Deal

10 April 2006

News Brief: Greektown Casino completed its purchase Friday of a city-owned parking garage for $32 million after 6-1 approval by the Detroit City Council.

MGM Grand Detroit Design Revealed

6 April 2006

News Brief: The new permanent MGM Grand Detroit Casino under construction now will be 17-stories high designed in a somewhat art-deco style.

Greektown Property Vote Delayed

6 April 2006

News Brief: The Detroit City Council postponed a vote Wednesday on whether to sell Greektown Casino a municipal garage that would give the casino room to build its $300 million permanent facility.

Greektown Plans Hotel

23 March 2006

News Brief: Greektown Casino plans to build its 20-story, 400-room hotel atop the 13-story parking garage proposed to replace the city’s Foster-Winter garage on Monroe Street.

Detroit Casinos Prepared for Super Bowl

30 January 2006

News Brief: Casinos on both sides of the Detroit River are preparing for the Super Bowl XL.

Barden Hosts Super Bowl Party

30 January 2006

Casino Magnate Don H. Barden will host a premier, 3-day party for Super Bowl XL, featuring a stellar line-up of rhythm and blues artists.

Super Bowl to Boost Detroit Gaming Revenue

26 January 2006

News Brief: Gaming experts predict the Super Bowl will generate as much as $12 million in additional gambling revenue compared with a normal winter week for the four casinos in and near Detroit.

Lawsuit Filed Against MGM Companies

19 January 2006

Attorney Mayer Morganroth has filed a $69 million lawsuit in Detroit demanding a trial by jury against MGM Grand Detroit, LLC, MGM Grand Resorts, LLC and MGM Mirage, Inc.

MGM Grand Plan for Casino OK'd

14 December 2005

News Brief: The Michigan Gaming Control Board gave unanimous approval Tuesday to MGM Grand Detroit casino's plans for a permanent hotel/casino structure.

Owner: MotorCity to Open First

1 December 2005

News Brief: MotorCity Casino became the second of Detroit's gambling houses to break ground on a permanent facility Wednesday, but its owner declared it would be the first to open.

Groundbreaking Held for MotorCity Casino

30 November 2005

In a ceremonial groundbreaking ceremony today, MotorCity Casino broke ground on a $275-million dollar casino hotel and conference center.

Michigan Board Approves Greektown Financing

16 November 2005

The Michigan Gaming Control Board has approved a $200-million financing package for the development of Greektown Casino's permanent hotel-casino resort.

Casinos Proposed for Michigan Fairgrounds

15 November 2005

News Brief: The shovels are busy at MGM Grand Detroit Casino 's permanent site while a group of businessmen suggested Monday that the city's three casinos ought to build at the state fairgrounds as part of a massive entertainment area.

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