Grand Traverse Resort & Casinos Announces $80 Million Development of New Casino Resort

Ron Olson, CEO of Grand Traverse Resort & Casinos, which is owned and operated by the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, has announced plans to develop a new casino resort at the site of the current Turtle Creek Casino in Williamsburg, near Traverse City, Mich.

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Tue, September 19th, 2006

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    1912: The Majestic - Las Vegas's very first theater - opens, featuring the best vaudeville acts and motion pictures of the time.
  • The casino at Spa, a Belgian resort town noted for its mineral baths, was built by the Prince Bishop of the province of Liege in 1763.
  • Gambling is defined by the Webster's New World Dictionary as the following: to play games of chance for money or some other stake, or to take a risk in order to gain some advantage.