Michigan News - Page 41

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.

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.

News Brief: The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians celebrated a sweet victory Jan. 6, when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia tossed out a lawsuit that has delayed the tribe's plans to open a gaming facility for five years.

News Brief: The odds of an Indian-owned casino being built in Port Huron, Michigan, are slim, those familiar with the issue said this week.

News Brief: The Michigan Gaming Control Board gave unanimous approval Tuesday to MGM Grand Detroit casino's plans for a permanent hotel/casino structure.

Small Town Poker Tour will be featured on the radio this weekend. Mark Fracalossi creator and executive producer will be interviewed about the tour on the Michigan Gaming and Casino Show.

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.

In a ceremonial groundbreaking ceremony today, MotorCity Casino broke ground on a $275-million dollar casino hotel and conference center.

News Brief: A group of Motown entertainers including The Four Tops and The Miracles have agreed to invest in and market an Internet gaming site that is expected to go live in February, even though the United States prohibits online gambling, an investor said.

The Michigan Gaming Control Board has approved a $200-million financing package for the development of Greektown Casino's permanent hotel-casino resort.

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.

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."

News Brief: Allegan County Commissioners did not act on a resolution opposing a proposed tribal casino in Wayland Township presented to them by an anti-gambling group.

News Brief: Although litigation has halted the progress of a $250 million casino in Wayland Township since June, the professionals hired to oversee its construction and initial management are hopeful that legal issues can be effectively resolved.

News Brief: The Hannahville Tribe of Potawatomi Indians wants to build a $243 million hotel and casino development in Romulus, Michigan.

News Brief: Standing near a billboard proclaiming ‘3,300 New Jobs,’ Romulus Mayor Alan Lambert vowed Thursday that his town will be the home of a casino and hotel opposite a proposed racetrack near I-94.

Full House Resorts reports that its Battle Creek, Michigan project in conjunction with the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indians is proceeding on schedule.