Michigan News - Page 50

News Brief: The Michigan Senate has rejected doubling the tax on Detroit casinos.

News Brief: MGM Mirage Inc. plans to sell MotorCity Casino as soon as its $7.9 billion purchase of MotorCity Casino’s current owner Mandalay Resort Group Inc. is finalized early in 2005.

News Brief: Detroit’s casinos took in more than $108.6 million in gross gambling revenue for May, the second-highest total ever.

News Brief: Detroit businessman and casino owner Don Barden says he's interested in buying a casino that MGM Mirage might be forced to sell if it succeeds in a bid to buy rival Mandalay Resort Group.

News Brief: Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick says he'd rather see a new convention center he wants built stand on its own without a casino attached.

ews Brief: The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, the owner of Detroit's Greektown Casino, is in the midst of the fiercest turmoil in its 30-year history.

Five lucky Michigan Lottery players will be one step closer to winning the ‘Casino Millions’ $2 million jackpot.

News Brief: It's easier than ever to get a piece of the action, albeit a small one, now that all three of the city's casinos offer slot machines that can be played for a penny.

News Brief: The colored waterfall danced, the slot machines clanged and players lined up to check the status of their bonus points at Casino Windsor on Friday morning as it reopened after a contentious 41-day strike.

News Brief: Thousands of northeast Ohio residents travel to Detroit every month looking for casino action.

News Brief: Clauses in their contracts with the city would allow the three Detroit casinos to skip building permanent casinos and hotels if the state doubles the gaming tax, according to people familiar with the agreements.

ews Brief: Michigan's House of Representatives voted to double the amount of taxes casinos would pay to the state and Detroit city from 18 percent to 36 percent.

Russell Tanner of Dexter, Michigan has won the Michigan Lottery’s ‘Casino Riches’ instant ticket for the second time in less than two years.

News Brief: Although nickel and quarter slot machines have been popular at Detroit casinos for years, some of the hottest new machines on the floor are the one-cent, two-cent and dime slot machines.

News Brief: A wide variety of options would be available for future development of the Grand Traverse Resort and Spa, although that does not necessarily mean slot machines and dice tables will be moving in anytime soon.

Local government officials, Native American tribal members, Detroit residents, and anti-gambling activists gathered to urge the Michigan Legislature and Governor Granholm to stop the racino bills.