More casinos could be coming to West Michigan because of a new deal between a local tribe and the state. The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, which owns the Four Winds Casino in New Buffalo, has a new gaming compact, allowing two smaller, satellite casinos to be added in Dowagiac and Hartford. 24 Hour News [...]
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Two weeks from Tuesday, voters will decide whether to legalize what could be the largest casino in the Midwest – a monster 97-acre complex just off Interstate 71 near Wilmington. Developers think they can win $850 million in projected annual gambling income as part of a total $1.2 billion in projected revenue. If they did, [...]
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The president of Kansas Speedway suggested Thursday night that developers might not build the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino if Wyandotte County banned smoking on casino floors. Jeff Boerger said in a public hearing at City Hall that there were a lot of nervous people at International Speedway Corp., the speedway’s parent, who expected that [...]
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Wednesday brought more trouble on Wall Street as the Dow closed down more than 700 points. Economic disappointments like this not only have investors worried, but also have people all over the nation cutting expenses. That includes entertainment. Casinos in Las Vegas and Atlantic City are reporting big drops in revenue. But how are Mid-Michigan’s [...]
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The gaming industry changed irrevocably when President Reagan signed the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act on Oct. 17, 1988. Twenty years later, tribal casinos earn more money than those in Las Vegas and Atlantic City combined. “I believe the expectation of almost every lawmaker then was that the future of Indian gaming was going to be [...]
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Citing what it calls years of mismanagement, the city of Detroit is pushing Greektown Casino to find a buyer sooner than required by a bankruptcy court’s Feb. 16 deadline, as the troubled casino continues to miss revenue projections under bankruptcy protection. The downtown gambling hall has amassed about $755 million in debt and will be [...]
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Bingo flashboards frequently have bulbs that burn out over time. And, if you’ve never changed flashboard bulbs, it can be a little tricky. So, here’s some helpful guidelines on how to change a bingo flashboard bulb: Before you begin, TURN OFF ALL POWER TO THE FLASHBOARD! Changing bulbs while the power is on can be [...]
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Barbara Flies has lots of reasons to dislike her new neighbor. Cars bring visitors at all hours of the day and night, turning Flies’ formerly quiet two-lane road into a pulsing artery. She now has to lock her front door and car doors. Most disturbingly, on the second day after her neighbor moved in, a [...]
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The MGM Grand Detroit is preparing to lay off an unspecified number of food service workers from its staff of 3,600 employees, company officials say. In a sign that hard times are in store for operators of the city’s three casino-resorts,the MGM Grand was the only gaming complex there to increase its revenues so far [...]
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