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Greektown Casino Moves Ahead On $28.6M Project

Greektown Casino-Hotel in Detroit is moving forward with a $28.6 million project that includes a parking garage and new upscale restaurant.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/06/01

Sault Tribe Members Approve Lansing Casino Plan

Members of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians have approved a proposal to seek federal permission to open a $245 million casino in downtown Lansing, the tribe announced Thursday.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/05/04

Michigan Casino Campaigns Face Difficult Challenge

Two rival groups want to open a combined 15 new casinos in the state. They hope to ask voters for approval in November, but they first must collect nearly 323,000 voter signatures just to make the ballot.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/04/07

Lansing City Council Gives OK To Proposed Casino

The Lansing City Council has voted to move forward with a proposed $245 million tribal casino in Michigan’s capital city.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/03/20

Women Banned From MotorCity Casino After Brawl

A group of women who were involved in a brawl at the Grand River Deli inside Detroit’s MotorCity Casino have been banned from the building.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/02/22

Michigan Matters Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero

Why is Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero in hot water with some Indian leaders? And how did his city become the No 1 manufacturing rejuvenation center? Michigan Matters Host Carol Cain gets the answers.

CBS 62–2012/02/05

Tribe Calls On Lansing Mayor To Apologize For ‘Racial Slurs’

The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe wants Virg Bernero to issue a formal apology after he reportedly used profanity and racial slurs at a fundraiser last week.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/01/30

13 Hurt In Collapse At Casino Construction Site

A partial collapse at a Cincinnati casino, being construction in part by Detroit-based Rock Gaming, has sent 13 people to the hospital with injuries.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/01/27

Plans Would Bring Casino-Style Venues To Kalamazoo

Plans are in the works for venues in Kalamazoo to allow nonprofits to host black jack, poker and other casino-style games.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/01/25

A dealer hands out chips at a table at the MGM Grand Detroit casino. (Getty Images, File)

Charlie Langton: Lansing Mayor Tells Casino Opponents To ‘Screw Off’

“Oh, boo-hoo, Oh, boo-hoo,” Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero said. “Really, you mean in a tough economy people make mistakes? Please. This is nothing but avarice and greed.”

CBS Sports Radio 1270–2012/01/24

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