Michigan News - Page 31

News Brief: Faulting the rising cost of gas and subsequent poor attendance, Odawa Casino Resort management reported that as many as 100 employees were laid off, including tribal and non-tribal members.

News Brief: The Muskegon County Board of Commissioners will put a non-binding casino referendum on the countywide Nov. 4 general election ballot.

News Brief: Greektown Casino is on track to complete construction of its new hotel-casino-resort complex in time to meet deadlines imposed by creditors as part of its agreement to exit bankruptcy.

News Brief: Greektown Casino majority owner, the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, is laying off 2% of its 2,000-member workforce as the tribe struggles with a $15-million deficit.

News Brief: The final hand for a anti-casino group that has spent years trying to stop a tribal casino from opening in Allegan County could be dealt by the U.S. Supreme Court.

News Brief: On Wednesday Greektown Casino will mark the final pour of concrete to its new 30-story, 400-room hotel currently under construction.

The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi today announced that construction of FireKeepers Casino near Battle Creek is making significant progress, with an opening planned for the summer of 2009. Construction of the $300 million casino.

News Brief: Some employees of Detroit's three casinos think they can beat the system that's in place to protect their workplace against cheats and thieves.

Nevada’s three House members had worked tirelessly to defeat a Michigan gaming bill.

News Brief: The U.S. House defeated a bill today that would have allowed new Indian casinos in Port Huron and Romulus.

News Brief: The Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians will open its new $114 million Turtle Creek Casino & Hotel along M-72 to the public on Tuesday, in advance of a June 24 grand opening.

News Brief: A federal jury in St. Paul has acquitted a Prior Lake businessman of 26 counts of bribery, wire fraud and conspiracy charges involving alleged corruption in casino development and contracting practices with the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe.

Full House Resorts and its 50%-owned joint venture Gaming Entertainment Michigan, LLC reports on behalf of FireKeepers Development Authority the appointment of Ann Kennedy as Chief Financial Officer of FireKeepers Casino.

News Brief: Michigan gaming regulators today allowed Greektown Casino to continue executing a business reorganization plan aimed at improving the financial health of the casino during Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

News Brief: Greektown Casino is expected to lose $15.9 million this year as its bottom line absorbs $13.5 million in bankruptcy restructuring costs and $51 million in loan interest payments, according to the casino's financial adviser.

News Brief: Romulus officials reveled in the news that the House bill that would allow an Indian casino to open in Romulus likely will face a vote in June.

News Brief: Michigan Gaming Control Board members today will get their chance to weigh in on $51.3 million in emergency financing for Greektown Casino that won approval of a U.S. bankruptcy judge.

KoolConnect Technologies Inc. reports that its world-renowned Intrigue System is currently in operation at MotorCity Casino Hotel in Detroit.

News Brief: Chairman Aaron Payment of the Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians provided reaction to the news Friday that Greektown Casino has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

News Brief: Greektown Casino has asked a federal court for approval to reorganize its finances and continue business operations under the protection of Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians announced today.