Michigan News - Page 32

New Brief: MichGO, A Grand Rapids based anti-casino group, has petitioned the D.C. Circuit Court for re-hearing of their rejected appeal.

News Brief: The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe handed out more than $3.1 million to 14 government and education entities with a focus on community welfare, during the semiannual event Tuesday.

News Brief: Greektown Casino was told it has until June 10 to come up with a convincing argument why the Michigan Gaming Control Board should not force casino owners to sell the gaming hall.

News Brief: A racetrack owner and bank founder and four local real estate investors have teamed up to buy a 40% stake in the cash-strapped Greektown Casino.

Full House Resorts reports that the FireKeepers Development Authority closed on a $340 million Senior Secured Note due 2015 financing and a $35 million F&E facility to fund the FireKeepers Casino project in Battle Creek, Michigan.

News Brief: Legislative opponents of a Wayland Township casino may be ready to fold their cards after last week's federal appeals court ruling in favor of the Gun Lake tribe.

A group opposed to gaming plans to appeal a court decision letting an American Indian tribe proceed with plans to build a casino in west Michigan.

News Brief: Michigan horse racing interests filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against the governor and state attorney general, alleging state lotteries and casinos are killing their industry

News Brief: With the exuberance of lottery winners, residents in a swath from downtown Wayland to Dorr Township welcomed news that a court decision likely clears the way for an Indian casino to be built in their backyard.

News Brief: A proposed Indian casino in southwest Michigan moved closer to reality Tuesday when a federal appeals court upheld a decision by the government to set aside 147 acres of land for the facility.

News Brief: New figures show Arenac County's Saganing Eagles Landing Casino raked in more than $17 million in profits during its first 90 days of operation.

News Brief: Despite the absence of construction activity at the FireKeepers Casino site east of Battle Creek, Michigan, project officials say the project is still on target for completion in mid-2009.

New Brief: Revenue for all three Detroit casinos for the month of March was up .02% compared with the same month last year, led by the MGM Grand Detroit, which reported $50.2 million in revenues in March.

To show its support of the Detroit Red Wings and the Detroit Pistons, MotorCity Casino Hotel will shine red on all Red Wings game days and red and blue on all Pistons game days during the 2007-08 playoff seasons.

News Brief: The owners of Greektown Casino LLC could be forced to sell unless state regulators today approve a request for leniency in meeting financing requirements.

News Brief: A downstate entity is reportedly offering $1 billion for the Sault Tribe's Greektown casino property.

News Brief: Michigan's newest multi-millionaire, David Sneath of Livonia, stopped by the state Lottery headquarters a little after 3 p.m. today to cash in his $136 million Mega Millions jackpot ticket.

News Brief: The House Judiciary Committee is set to work on a couple of bills that would allow for two new Indian casinos in Michigan - even though another committee has already approved them.

News Brief: In just two short years, unprecedented change has come to the sleepy Saganing Indian Reservation in Arenac County thanks to the Saganing Eagles Landing Casino.

News Brief: The effort to bring a tribal casino to Port Huron faces yet another hurdle Friday when the issue goes before the House Judiciary Committee.