Workers at Motorcity Casino and Hollywood Casino at Greektown in Detroit have agreed on new contracts and have ended their strike. Read more »
Workers at Two Detroit Casinos Agree on New Contract and End Strike, MGM Employees Still Holding Out
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Detroit Casino Workers Remain on Strike After a Week
Demanding higher pay, better benefits There has been no breakthrough in contract negotiations as 3,700 Detroit casino workers are about to enter their second week on strike. The strike began at noon last Tuesday after the Detroit Casino Council and the five unions it represents were unable to come to an agreement with the city’s… Read more »
Black Woman Suing Bank for Not Allowing Her to Deposit Casino Winnings
Big win turned sour What would you do if a bank refused to let you deposit a check? For 71-year-old Lizzie Pugh, her experience in April trying to do that exact thing was frustrating, embarrassing, and drudged up awful memories of discrimination from her childhood. Now, she is suing the bank for how she was… Read more »
Michigan Casinos to Reopen Once Again
Only 100 guests permitted at a time Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has issued a revised COVID-19 order, allowing the state’s casinos to reopen on Monday, December 21. Of the three commercial casinos, all located in Detroit, MotorCity and MGM Grand Detroit have said they will open their doors on Wednesday, December 23. Greektown has not… Read more »
Michigan Governor Orders Three-Week Detroit Casino Shutdown Because of Skyrocketing COVID-19 Numbers
Detroit casinos going dark On Sunday, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced new, wide-ranging restrictions to combat the spread of COVID-19, including the closure of the state’s casinos for three weeks. The public health order will go into effect on Wednesday. Three commercial casinos are affected by the shutdown mandate: MGM Grand Detroit, MotorCity Casino, and… Read more »
Two Detroit Casinos Take Regulators by Surprise, Say They Are Going to Reopen Poker Rooms
Throwing caution to the wind We are firmly in “OPEN FOR BUSINESS” mode in the United States because screw it, right? Gotta keep feeding that DOW JONES while we wish the COVID away. As part of the feeding of the capitalism machine, almost all of the nearly 1,000 casinos in the United States are open,… Read more »
Michigan Issues Safety Requirements for Detroit Casinos
No date has been set for Detroit’s three commercial casinos to reopen, but they now have a set of official health and safety protocols for when they finally do welcome back guests. On Monday, the Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) issued its minimum guidelines that MotorCity, MGM Grand, and Greektown casinos must follow in order… Read more »
Poker Professional Michael Borovetz Arrested for Bilking Travelers
A poker professional who routinely crisscrosses the States of America and the tournament poker circuit will have plenty of opportunities to meet and socialize with the people of this country (and, in some cases, the world). One of those poker pros allegedly took it a bit farther than that, bilking fellow travelers out of thousands… Read more »
