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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.

Greektown Opens New Garage

10 November 2005

In celebration of its fifth anniversary, Greektown Casino is opening a new 630-space valet parking garage, improving valet parking service at Detroit's "Best Casino."

Plans for Another Detroit Casino Revealed

20 October 2005

News Brief: Plans to build the Detroit region's fifth major casino will be announced today, but the city and an Upper Peninsula tribe will need Congressional approval before they could roll the dice.

Greektown Plans Not Good News for Some

19 September 2005

News Brief: Greektown Casino's proposal to stay in its temporary location doesn't sit well with Darlene Williamson or hundreds of other low-income residents of Parkwycke Towers Apartments, which will be bulldozed early next year to make way for a 3,500-space parking garage.

Barden Not Happy with 1% Stake

14 September 2005

News Brief: Don H. Barden finally owns a piece of Detroit's $1.18-billion casino market, eight years after being rebuffed in his bid for one of three original casino licenses. But he is not happy with having a 1% stake in the Greektown Casino and wants to buy out the majority owner.

Greektown to Stay Put

13 September 2005

News Brief: Greektown Casino has abandoned plans to build a permanent casino at Gratiot and I-375 and instead will stay in the bustling Greektown district, where it also plans a 400-room hotel and parking structure.

Detroit Casinos Reports Mixed Results

16 August 2005

News Brief: MGM Grand Detroit Casino L.L.C. and Greektown Casino L.L.C. reported revenue increases for July, while MotorCity Casino L.L.C. revenue was 4 percent behind 2004 for July and nearly 1 percent off the year to date.

Greektown Cuts Budget

10 August 2005

News Brief: Greektown Casino will ask state gaming regulators to approve a $635-million financing package next month that would include $200 million for a permanent casino, about half of what it said last year it would spend to build a glittering gambling complex near Ford Field.

Detroit Leaders Wonder About Casino Delay

9 August 2005

News Brief: Detroit leaders are wondering why shovels are not in the ground to build permanent casinos more than three months after they were cleared to start construction.

Detroit Casinos Rake in Deserted Jackpots

19 July 2005

News Brief: Two Detroit casinos have pocketed about $650,000 since 2003 in winnings that forgetful gamblers neglected to claim before they expired.

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