Greektown Casino Hotel
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| Casino hotel skyscraper in Greektown | |
| Address | 555 East Lafayette Detroit, Michigan  United States |
| Opening date | November 10, 2000 |
| Theme | Modern |
| No. of rooms | 400 |
| Total gaming space | 100,000 ft² |
| Casino type | Land-Based |
| Owner | Greektown Superholdings, Inc. Greektown Newco Sub Inc. |
| Architect | Rossetti |
| Years renovated | 2008 |
| Website | http://www.greektowncasino.com |
Greektown Casino Hotel in Detroit, Michigan is one of three casino resort hotels in the city, and one of four in the Detroit-Windsor area. Greektown Casino, LLC is majority owned by Greektown Superholdings, Inc. and Greektown Newco Sub Inc.[1] Detroit is one of the largest American cities and metropolitan regions to offer casino resort hotels.[2][3] The casino hotel is centered in Detroit's Greektown Historic District.
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[edit] History and development
Site preparation for the new hotel which included demolition of a city-owned parking garage started in June 2006. Construction began in October 2006 and finished in 2009.
The hotel tower rises 344 ft. (105 m.) with 30 floors. It opened November 15, 2007 with a new 13-story, 3,500-space, free parking garage at Monroe and St. Antoine. In November 2008 25,000 square feet (2,300 m2) of additional gaming space opened over Lafayette to bring total gaming space to 100,000 square feet (9,300 m2) and expanded and re-designed VIP gaming area opened February 16, 2009: a 30-story,400-room hotel attached to the parking garage. In November 2009, 25,000 square feet (2,300 m2) of convention space opened with a newly designed poker room.
Two investors group Greektown Superholdings, Inc. and Greektown Newco Sub Inc. acquired the casino hotel after former owners, the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection.[4][1]
[edit] See also
- Caesars Windsor
- Greektown Historic District
- Greektown Detroit People Mover station
- MotorCity Casino Hotel
- MGM Grand Detroit
- Wikimedia graph of Detroit's casino revenues
[edit] References
- ^ a b Sault Tribe loses grip on Greektown Casino
- ^ Mink, Randy, and Karen Mink (July 2001).Detroit Turns 300 - Detroit 300 Festival. Travel America, World Publishing Co., Gale Group.
- ^ http://detroit.about.com/od/artsentertainment/a/Greektowncasino.htm
- ^ Detroit News. (online) "Greektown Casino files for bankruptcy" 31 May 2008.
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Coordinates: 42°20′04″N 83°02′28″W / 42.33447°N 83.04117°W
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