The chief for a Indian tribe looking to put a casino in Muskegon County applauded U.S. Supreme Court action seeming to pave the way for another tribe’s casino in Wayland. Little River Band of Ottawa Indians Ogema Larry Romanelli — a Fruitport Township resident — heralded the Supreme Court’s denial of an appeal of a [...]
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With a one-line ruling Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court appeared to clear a major path toward construction of a casino in Wayland Township. The court declined to hear a long-running case filed by casino opponents Michigan Gambling Opposition against the government and the tribe trying to build the casino. The Gun Lake Band of Pottawatomi [...]
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A U.S. Supreme Court decision expected later this year could determine the next chapter in a West Michigan Indian tribe’s quest to build a casino. Or, it might not. After Wednesday’s decision by the high court not to consider Michigan Gambling Opposition’s long-running case against the tribe and federal government, the clock started ticking in [...]
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A number of U.S. states this decade bet the house on winning a share of legalized gambling’s swelling jackpot. Industry revenues reached $91 billion in 2006, the latest year for which data is available from the American Gaming Association, thanks to a spree of casino openings beyond Nevada and New Jersey, states that long ago [...]
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Legislation will likely be pushed forward soon for a smoking ban in Michigan. Whether the ban will exempt certain groups such as casinos and/or bingos remains to be seen. We’ll keep you posted. For an article relating to this, please see Revival of Working Place Smoking Ban Already On Radar of New State Legislature, WGVU, [...]
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Casino operators are likely to continue to face difficult times on the Las Vegas Strip in 2009, but regional markets could offer a ray of hope, a JPMorgan analyst said Wednesday. The gambling sector has struggled as consumers have curbed discretionary spending due to eroding credit, the ongoing housing downturn, escalating food costs and unemployment [...]
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The Harmon Hotel & Spa – originally planned as a 49-story building with some 200 condominiums atop 400 hotel rooms, will no longer offer condominiums and instead will open in late 2010 as a 400-room hotel, MGM Mirage said today. The Harmon, one of six towers at MGM Mirage’s CityCenter resort complex under construction on [...]
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After months of financial struggles and bankruptcy proceedings, Greektown Casino has hired a Las Vegas-based firm to turn around operations at the downtown casino. Pending approvals from the Michigan Gaming Control Board and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, the Fine Point Group will try to boost profitability and improve operations at the casino, which filed for [...]
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