Michigan News - Page 44

Magna Entertainment Corporation’s subsidiary, Michigan Racing, Inc., was awarded a license to construct and operate a horse racetrack in the Greater Detroit area by Michigan's Acting Racing Commissioner.

Casino revenues in Detroit fell 7.4 percent to $103.8 million last month from April 2004, according to figures released Monday by the Michigan Gaming Control Board.

News Brief: Supporters of a proposed casino in Allegan County say they are ready to break ground this summer if opponents don't sue the federal government to stop the project.

The U.S. Department of Interior has published in the Federal Register its approval of a land into trust proposal for a Michigan tribe's casino site.

News Brief: The Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort, a 10-year-old, multimillion-dollar gambling casino, four-diamond hotel and entertainment complex, owned and operated by the Saginaw Chippewa tribe, is a role model for a future Ohio casino resort.

Plans by the city's three casinos to build permanent facilities, including hotels, continue to move forward, with city council approving a key zoning change for construction.

News Brief: An appeals court ruling Thursday ended a legal logjam and cleared the way for Detroit's three casinos to build permanent gambling, hotel and entertainment complexes.

News Brief: About 1,500 other women of a certain age converged on MGM Grand casino Monday for Red Hat Day, a party celebrating the over-50 women's group spreading like a red and purple virus across the country.

Detroit businesswoman Marian Ilitch has finalized the purchase of MotorCity Casino, making her sole owner.

The Kalamazoo Regional Chamber of Commerce released two new studies that provided a boost to the efforts to open a casino in Bradley, Michigan.

News Brief: Grand Rapids-area casino opponents are preparing for a court battle to stop or at least delay the federal government's move to take land into trust for a proposed American Indian casino.

The Michigan Gaming Control Board has unanimously approved the transfer of Mandalay's indirect 53.53% ownership interest in the MotorCity Casino to an affiliate of Marian Ilitch.

News Brief: Little River Band of Ottawa Indians officials believe Michigan’s Club Keno games in state bars and restaurants violate the gambling agreement between the tribe and state, and they want to halt payments of their slot machine profits to Michigan.

Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort is amongst the Michigan establishments given the prestigious AAA Four Diamond Award for hospitality excellence this year.

MGM MIRAGE and Mandalay Resort Group report that they have entered into a definitive agreement with an affiliate of Marian Ilitch to sell Mandalay's indirect 53.53% interest in the MotorCity Casino to Mrs. Ilitch's affiliate.

News Brief” A last-minute bid by Peter Karmanos Jr. and another Detroit businessman for a controlling interest in MotorCity Casino is unlikely to derail Marian Ilitch from winning, officials said late Tuesday.