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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.

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.

MGM Detroit Accused of Being Anti-French

22 December 2004

News Brief: A former French food manager at the MGM Grand Detroit Casino has filed a federal lawsuit charging the casino with operating a hostile anti-French workplace environment and firing him for opposing discriminatory practices against African-Americans.

Officials Downplay TB at Casino

15 December 2004

News Brief: Health officials insist there's no cause for widespread worry, but many gamblers aren't taking any chances after the confirmation of a case of tuberculosis at MotorCity Casino.

MGM Directors Bring Experience to Detroit

15 December 2004

News Brief: Norman Dillard, Dee Dee Odom and Jovita Thomas-Williams have returned home to Detroit as high-ranking managers at MGM Grand Detroit Casino and hope to be a part of the revitalization of their hometown.

MGM / Mandalay: State Law Ownership Restriction Will Require Sale

8 December 2004

MGM Mirage Changes Tactics in Detroit

6 December 2004

In a quest to complete its proposed $7.9 billion acquisition of the Mandalay Resort Group during the first quarter of 2005, MGM Mirage plans to sell its Detroit casino and keep that city's Mandalay-owned casino.

MGM Grand in Detroit Draws Suitors

3 December 2004

MGM Mirage said today it may sell its MGM Grand casino in Detroit after receiving several offers from potential buyers.

Fielder Sues Over Gambling Articles

1 December 2004

News Brief: Former Detroit Tigers slugger Cecil Fielder sued the Detroit Newspaper Agency and a Detroit News reporter over articles reporting that he lost about $47 million from gambling and bad business decisions.

Sport Interaction Offer Odds on NBA Brawl Aftermath

24 November 2004

After last Friday's brawl between the Detroit Pistons and Indiana Pacers, Sports Interaction has responded by allowing its members to place bets on various outcomes, from possible litigation against players or the NBA to whether charges will be levied against any players or fans.

Casino-Goers Leave Cash, More Behind

8 November 2004

News Brief: Sure, gamblers leave behind plenty of cash wagering in Detroit's three casinos, but dentures, wheelchairs and shoes?

Detroit Casinos Hedge on Permanent Building Plans

4 November 2004

News Brief: Officials at Detroit’s three casinos say restricting the state’s expansion of gambling offers no guarantees they will have the necessary revenue to move ahead with building permanent casinos costing $1.5 billion.

Detroit's Self-Ban List Grows

14 October 2004

News Brief: A total of 821 people have voluntarily placed themselves on a list that permanently bans them from Detroit's three licensed casinos. That is triple the number of people on the list in 2002.

MGM Grand, Tribe Spend Millions on Campaign

28 September 2004

News Brief: The owners of Detroit's MGM Grand Casino and Soaring Eagle in Mt. Pleasant have spent nearly $7 million in the opening rounds of the campaign to win voter approval of a constitutional amendment to limit the expansion of gambling in Michigan.

Magna's Detroit Plans Near Approval

15 September 2004

News Brief: Magna Entertainment Corp.’s plan to build a racetrack in the Detroit suburb of Romulus is close to gaining full government approval.

MGM Lays Off 150, Blaming Casino Tax Increase

15 September 2004

The MGM Grand Detroit Casino said Tuesday that it is laying off 150 workers because of an increase in Michigan's casino tax from 18 percent to 24 percent.

Detroit Casinos Still Being Questioned

23 August 2004

News Brief: The Greektown Casino has been open for four years and its two downtown Detroit competitors a year longer, but the debate over whether they're an economic benefit or social blight is as fierce as ever.

Greektown to Layoff 100 Workers

12 August 2004

News Brief: Greektown Casino announced Wednesday that it would lay off more than 100 workers in response to the Legislature's vote to raise the casino's tax by one-third.

Exec: Detroit Casinos Fulfilled Some Expectations

29 July 2004

News Brief: Detroit’s casinos have not become the magic bullet for development. However, George Boyer, chief operating officer of MGM Grand, maintains that the casinos have been a catalyst for other development by introducing Detroit to people who previously stayed away.

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