Michigan News - Page 34

News Brief: More than $26 million worth of Michigan Lottery winning tickets were never redeemed in the fiscal year that ended in September.

News Brief: The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indians probably won't cut the ribbon on the Firekeepers Casino east of Battle Creek until the first quarter of 2009.

News Brief: Local school and government leaders celebrated Thanksgiving a little early Tuesday when they received more than $3.7 million from the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe.

The Detroit skyline was completely reinvented today as the sweeping stainless steel roof of the new MotorCityCasino Hotel was completed while high-intensity programmable LED light tubes illuminated the exterior of the new landmark.

News Brief: A bill that would pave the way for a casino in Port Huron picked up a third sponsor last week when a Rhode Island congressman endorsed it.

A novice gambler accused and acquitted of charges that he cheated on a Greektown Casino game sued the gambling parlor Monday, saying he was targeted by overzealous casino security officials who violated their own policy by having him arrested.

News Brief: After nearly 10 years of investigating Greektown businessman Ted Gatzaros, the Michigan Gaming Control Board today awarded him partial ownership in a Detroit casino.

News Brief: Archimedes Group has unveiled a $2.4 billion concept plan for a downtown Muskegon, Michigan, waterfront casino resort that is predicated on federal tribal recognition for the Grand River Band of Ottawa Indians.

The Island Resort & Casino today announces Midwest Gaming and Travel magazine readers have bestowed “best-of” recognition on the resort.

News Brief: The Teamsters union has asked the National Labor Relations Board to conduct a union election at the Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort.

News Brief: Manistee, Michigan, casino slot profits don't cover the $2.16 million payments in lieu of taxes on the casino and the local government's grant requests.

News Brief: Metro Detroiters who visited the new MGM Grand hotel and casino on its opening day had one thing to say: Wow.

News Brief: A proposal to build a casino atop a renovated Cobo Center, add slot machines to six racetracks throughout the state was dismissed by Detroit and Michigan officials.

The $800-million MGM Grand Detroit debuted last night raising the city's hospitality offerings to unparalleled heights.

Eight years after opening its initial Detroit venture, MGM Mirage pulls the wraps off its $800 million MGM Grand Detroit this morning.

News Brief: The Michigan Gaming Control Board on Thursday issued an order that all gambling at Detroit’s three casinos will halt if the budget impasse in Lansing triggers a shutdown of state government functions next week.

News Brief: A Michigan bill by House Majority Floor Leader Steve Tobocman, would allow applicants for service-related jobs to skip the state's rigid gaming license requirements.

The head of the Michigan Business and Professional Association and the Michigan Food and Beverage Association urged the Governor and the State Legislature to quickly approve a new budget to prevent small businesses and service companies from economic disaster.

News Brief: Detroit's three casinos oppose closing their doors in the event a state budget stalemate forces a shutdown of government services.

MotorCity Casino Hotel has named Detroit native, Randall K. Villareal, as vice president of hotel operations effective immediately.