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David Waddell Gaming Guru - Page 19 Detroit Mayor Commits To Having Casino Hotels Open For 2006 Super Bowl1 November 2000
Today, Detroit Mayor Dennis Archer, auto racing legend Roger Penske, Larry Alexander, CEO of the Detroit Visitors and Conventions Bureau, and the Detroit Lions' Chuck Schmidt are in Atlanta meeting with 31 NFL owners making a bid to host Super Bowl XXL in 2006 at the new Ford field downtown. A minimum ... (read more)
Detroit Has a Lot to Offer New Hotel Guests18 October 2000
Recently, Bill Marriott, Chairman and CEO of Marriott International Inc., told a group of Detroit area business people at an Economic Club of Detroit luncheon that casino hotels should not be built in Detroit. This opinion was based on his apparent belief that the casinos would not draw enough out-of-town guests to an already struggling hotel market. ... (read more)
Casinos Can't Win the Parking Debate4 October 2000
Late last year, MGM Grand Detroit announced the opening of its new parking structure around the time the MotorCity Casino opened with its convenient attached parking garage. It wasn't long after that the critics started in, suggesting that having such structures made the casinos "isolated" and failed to ... (read more)
Detroit/Windsor Gaming Market Is Improving and Growing20 September 2000
Recently, Detroit's two casinos released their quarterly financials which demonstrate that the market continues to grow. For the period ending July 31, 2000, MotorCity Casino took in just under $1 million per day. MGM Grand Detroit reported daily revenues of just under $1.1 million per day for the period ... (read more)
Greektown Casino Moves Forward6 September 2000
Yesterday, the Michigan Gaming Control Board concluded the evidentiary portion of Greektown Casino, L.L.C.'s public investigative hearing, one of the final legal hurdles toward casino licensing. The Board issued a Certificate of Suitability to Greektown Casino, L.L.C. to operate by a 4 - 1 vote, with Board Member Paula Blanchard voting against the issuance of the Certificate. ... (read more)
MotorCity Casino Lends Hand in Neighborhood Clean Up Project23 August 2000
Back when the casino bidding process was unfolding, Detroit Entertainment, L.L.C. (a limited liability company between Mandalay Resort Group and Atwater Entertainment, L.L.C.) emphasized its strong local ties in seeking one of the three licenses. Its commitment to this community was first demonstrated by ... (read more)
Greektown Casino Moves Forward9 August 2000
After many months of negotiations, on Monday August 7th, the Michigan Gaming Control Board approved the sale of interests held by Ted and Maria Gatzaros and Dimitrios and Viola Papas in the Greektown Casino, L.L.C. for $275 million over the next 10 years. The sale of the couples' interest gives the Sault Ste. ... (read more)
Casino Windsor - Still Alive and Kickin'26 July 2000
The predictions were dire. When the voters in the State of Michigan approved Proposal E, authorizing three casinos in the City of Detroit, there was almost unanimous consensus on who the big loser would be - Casino Windsor. The thoughts were that given the opportunity to gamble in their own country, ... (read more)
Casino Management Association Takes Shape in Michigan12 July 2000
The Casino Management Association, a national organization headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada, plans to formally recognize a Detroit/Windsor Chapter this September at the Northern Gaming Summit. Despite the proliferation of casinos throughout the country, the Detroit/Windsor Chapter will become only the second nationally sanctioned branch of the organization. ... (read more)
Riverfront Site for the Permanent Casinos Offers Great Promise28 June 2000
Reshaping the image of a city is never an easy task. Often, the little experiences linger in the minds of tourists and business visitors to a city. Who can think of San Francisco without picturing the San Francisco Bay and the quaint trolley cars running up and down the hills or Chicago without picturing ... (read more)
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