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Greektown Casino Resort (2009) in Detroit
Detroit, Michigan

Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Wayne County, Michigan. Detroit is a major port city on the Detroit River, in the Midwestern United States of the United States....
, Michigan
Michigan

Michigan is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States of America. It was named after Lake Michigan, whose name is a French adaptation of the Anishinaabe language term mishigama, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
 is one of four casino
Casino

A casino is, in the modern sense of the word, a facility that houses and accommodates certain types of gambling activities. Casinos are most commonly built near or combined with hotels, restaurants, retail shopping, cruise ships and other tourist attractions....
s in the Detroit-Windsor area. It is majority owned by the Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians
Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians

The Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians was formally recognized by the Federal government of the United States on September 27, 1975. This does not mean the tribe is new, as the Sault Band has existed for hundreds of years....
. The casino, which opened its doors on November 11, 2000, is operated by Millennium Management Group
Millennium Management Group

Millennium Management Group is a Las Vegas, Nevada, Nevada based, privately owned, gaming management company. It owns and operates several locals casinos in the Las Vegas area....
.

ktown Casino has abandoned plans to build a 26-story hotel tower at Gratiot and I-375
Interstate 375 (Michigan)

At only in length, Interstate 375 in Detroit, Michigan has the distinction of being the shortest signed Interstate Highway that is up to Interstate Standards....
. Instead, it will stay in the Greektown district. Site preparation for the new hotel which included demolition of a city-owned parking garage started in June 2006.






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Greektown Casino Resort (2009) in Detroit
Detroit, Michigan

Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Wayne County, Michigan. Detroit is a major port city on the Detroit River, in the Midwestern United States of the United States....
, Michigan
Michigan

Michigan is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States of America. It was named after Lake Michigan, whose name is a French adaptation of the Anishinaabe language term mishigama, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
 is one of four casino
Casino

A casino is, in the modern sense of the word, a facility that houses and accommodates certain types of gambling activities. Casinos are most commonly built near or combined with hotels, restaurants, retail shopping, cruise ships and other tourist attractions....
s in the Detroit-Windsor area. It is majority owned by the Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians
Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians

The Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians was formally recognized by the Federal government of the United States on September 27, 1975. This does not mean the tribe is new, as the Sault Band has existed for hundreds of years....
. The casino, which opened its doors on November 11, 2000, is operated by Millennium Management Group
Millennium Management Group

Millennium Management Group is a Las Vegas, Nevada, Nevada based, privately owned, gaming management company. It owns and operates several locals casinos in the Las Vegas area....
.

History and development

Greektown Casino has abandoned plans to build a 26-story hotel tower at Gratiot and I-375
Interstate 375 (Michigan)

At only in length, Interstate 375 in Detroit, Michigan has the distinction of being the shortest signed Interstate Highway that is up to Interstate Standards....
. Instead, it will stay in the Greektown district. Site preparation for the new hotel which included demolition of a city-owned parking garage started in June 2006. Construction began in October 2006 with a completion date of 2008. The new design (after two redesigns) will include:

  • Opened November 15, 2007: a new 13-story, 3,500-space, free parking garage at Monroe and St. Antoine
  • Opened November 2008: of additional gaming space built over Lafayette to bring total gaming space to .
  • Opened November 28, 2008: expanded and re-designed VIP gaming area
  • Opened February 16, 2009: a 30-story, 400-room hotel attached to the parking garage. Reservations are being taken now.
of convention space
  • Opened February 16 2009: The hotel spa
  • Opened February 16 2009: 1,200-1,500-seat theater


On the 31st of May 2008, the Casino owners, Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection. The move will allow the Casino to reorganize their debt and proceed with present expansion, according to the Casino owners. The move doesn't affect current casino operations, the temporary casino will continue to operate and the permanent hotel and casino will be built during the period of bankruptcy protection which is a legal measure that allows a company to refinance debt without threat of foreclosure to lenders. Graph of revenue of all 3 casinos http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/Detcasinorev.jpg

See also

  • Caesars Windsor
    Caesars Windsor

    Caesars Windsor in Windsor, Ontario, Ontario is one of four casinos in the Detroit-Windsor area. Owned by the Government of Ontario , it is operated by Harrah's Entertainment....
  • Greektown, Detroit
  • Motor City Casino
  • MGM Grand Detroit
    MGM Grand Detroit

    The MGM Grand Detroit Casino Resort in Detroit, Michigan, Michigan is one of four casinos in the Detroit-Windsor area. The resort opened on October 3,2007 with a grand event which included models and celebrities such as Ashanti and Kid Rock, male model Cameron Gonzalez, Alex Martinez, Tiffany Braco, Detroit socialites, and fireworks....


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