Detroit gambling on new casino hotels

DETROIT — Detroit is already the nation’s fifth largest gambling market, according to 2006 statistics from the American Gaming Association. Now the city is hoping to position itself as a gambling destination for tourists. The city’s three casinos — Greektown, MotorCity and the MGM Grand Detroit — are spending $1.5 billion to build sleek new hotels, expand their facilities and inject some …

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Wed, September 5th, 2007

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