Michigan News - Page 47

News Brief: MGM Grand Detroit Casino L.L.C. and Greektown Casino L.L.C. reported revenue increases for July, while MotorCity Casino L.L.C. revenue was 4 percent behind 2004 for July and nearly 1 percent off the year to date.

News Brief: Greektown Casino will ask state gaming regulators to approve a $635-million financing package next month that would include $200 million for a permanent casino, about half of what it said last year it would spend to build a glittering gambling complex near Ford Field.

News Brief: Detroit leaders are wondering why shovels are not in the ground to build permanent casinos more than three months after they were cleared to start construction.

News Brief: An environmental impact statement set for public release Friday will detail the anticipated impacts of the proposed FireKeepers Casino in Emmett Township, and the results may favor the casino.

News Brief: Two Detroit casinos have pocketed about $650,000 since 2003 in winnings that forgetful gamblers neglected to claim before they expired.

Atronic announces the Michigan Gaming Lab approval for and first installation of its Cash Fever video slots. Cash Fever is a dynamic Bonus Link system featuring four levels of jackpots and exciting game themes on Atronic's innovative e-motion cabinet.

News Brief: The Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians unveiled plans Wednesday for a massive casino/hotel/entertainment complex on a 97-acre parcel of land on Cemetery Road, south of Petoskey.

A specific site and other details have not been announced, but four Michigan Indian tribes said they intend to develop an off-reservation casino in this suburb 25 miles west of Detroit.

Gambling interests were major players in the state's 2004 election cycle, a report released Monday confirms.

News Brief: Michigan has filed a federal lawsuit against Little River Band of Ottawa Indians and the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, seeking millions of dollars that the state uses to help support state economic-development operations.

News Brief: Four Indian tribes are expected to announce Monday that they will seek government approval to build and operate a full-service casino in Romulus near Detroit Metropolitan Airport, people familiar with the proposal said.

News Brief: Casino Windsor officials are bracing to lose gamblers to Detroit casinos when Ontario imposes a no-smoking ban on all public buildings next year.

News Brief: Opponents of a proposed tribal casino here were set to file a lawsuit in a Washington federal court today to block its development.

News Brief: Opponents of a proposed Wayland Township casino say they will file a lawsuit on Monday.

News Brief: The Gun Lake Band of Pottawatomi Indians, which has plans to build the $250 million casino, wants to partner with local Kalamazoo vendors but wants nothing to do with member of the Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce.