Michigan News - Page 51

News Brief: A new delay in building the FireKeepers Casino in Emmett Township may not be stirring strong public reaction.

News Brief: The battle to build a horse track at the Michigan State Fairgrounds has gotten personal.

News Brief: Casino owner Don Barden is joining a growing list of entrepreneurs who want to operate a horsetrack with video lottery terminals in Metro Detroit.

News Brief: While Michigan’s horsemen continue their push for video lottery terminals, officials with two of Detroit’s three casinos say they would initiate steps to offset potential losses if racetrack casinos are legalized.

News Brief: Authorities say they seized $2.2 million and broke up the family-run lottery that they say used the Michigan State Lottery Daily 3 and Daily 4 numbers but paid off significantly more money.

Michigan Lottery introduces Daily 3 & 4 Daily Double game where players will have the opportunity to win both instantly and in the daily drawings.

News Brief: Under a court-approved settlement, MotorCity Casino and Greektown Casino will pay $79 million to the Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians.

News Brief: A federal judge is expected to rule within a week on a deal that would clear an obstacle to the construction of permanent casinos.

News Brief: With Casino Windsor closed due to a strike, it’s patrons are expected to come to Detroit to gamble, and Detroit’s three casinos are hoping to permanently win their business.

News Brief: Legislation that would have allowed new Indian casinos in Romulus and Port Huron died in the U.S. House Thursday.

News Brief: With video lottery terminals a looming possibility for Michigan horse tracks, new racetrack applications are already racing to get a piece of the action.

News Brief: The Wayne County Election Commission rejected petitions for the recall of Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and five members of the Detroit City Council. The petitioner opposed the city's decision to revise development agreements with local casinos.

News Brief: Senate Democratic Leader Bob Emerson says he’s not going to rustle up votes for racinos if Republicans then intend to say the tobacco tax hike is unnecessary because the slot machines will generate the cash needed to erase the budget deficit.

News Brief: The Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians will take a few years before opening a casino at the Grand Traverse Resort & Spa, according to tribal officials.

News Brief: The Gun Lake Band of Pottawatomi Indians wants a casino in Wayland Township and a recent decision by the federal government has put the project one step closer to reality.

News Brief: Magna Entertainment is angry that they’ve waited for more than 18 months for Michigan to approve its application to operate a thoroughbred and harness track in Romulus.

ews Brief: Detroit casinos collected more than $101 million in revenue for February, with the $3.5 million average daily revenue their best ever.