#Battle Creek

West Michigan is home to several top-tier casinos and resorts. Most casinos have luxury resorts and hotels, spas, signature restaurants, live entertainment and more. Gun Lake Casino has more than 2,500 slot machines, video poker, table games and the Bonanza Bucks jackpot. FireKeepers is a casino with a big focus on live Entertainment and a luxury hotel. The new Shokdé Chophouse is named after the Pottawatomi word for fire. The Harvest Buffet is an eatery with options ranging from Asian specialties to Mexican classics and traditional Italian.

Firekeepers Casino Hotel is giving back to the community. Starting on October 5, guests can drop loose change and slot machine vouchers to donate to local charities. The Haven of Rest Ministry, South Michigan Food Bank, and SAFE Place will benefit from the initiative. FireKeepers has supported hundreds of charitable endeavors throughout Michigan and neighboring states. The Fire Hub restaurant in downtown Battle Creek opened in 2017.

Soaring Eagle announces partnership with Detroit Lions. The casino and resort will present Power Hour on Detroit Lion game days. It will also present "Inside the Den" on the Lions TV Network. The first episode of the new network will air this week. Two more episodes will be aired during the weeks of August 15 and September 5. There will a Fan Cave on 300-level concourse and a sweepstakes for a chance to win an on-field experience at a 2022 home game. Detroit TV network is comprised of seven affiliate stations in media markets throughout Michigan and northern Ohio.

Man bought a Lotto 47 ticket at Meijer gas station in Sturgis, Michigan. He matched the numbers 04-06-11-17-23-31 and won a jackpot of $3.39 million. The winner chose to take a lump sum payment of about $2.3 million instead of the full amount. Lottos 47 draws are on Wednesday and Saturday at 7:29 p.m. Tickets may be purchased at a retailer or online at MichiganLottery.com until 7.08 p.,m on the day of drawing.

Battle Creek man won a $3.39 million Lotto 47 jackpot from the Michigan Lottery. He bought his winning ticket at the Meijer gas station on Centerville Road in Sturgis. The lucky play matched the winning Lottolotto47 numbers drawn on April 20.

Alma Weimer, 73, of Battle Creek, Michigan, won a $1 million Powerball prize. She bought five tickets online at MichiganLottery.com. Weiner is donating her winnings to different charities and investing. Power Ball tickets are sold in 45 states, Washington D.C., U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. The drawing takes place at 10:59 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

Bruce Wall, 58, from Augusta, Michigan, won $500,000 from the Michigan Lottery. He bought a ticket at the Augusta Shell gas station. The current Powerball jackpot stands at $82 million. Powerplay option multiplies non-jackpot prizes by up to 10 times to a maximum of $2 million for $1.50 per play. Powerballs are sold in 45 states, Washington D.C., U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico.

Alma Weimer, 73, from Battle Creek, Michigan, won $1 million in the December 11 Powerball drawing. She bought five tickets online. The next PowerBall drawing is estimated to be worth $27 million. Mega Millions drawing has an estimated jackpot of $300 million and Fantasy 5 has estimated prize of $181,000.

Alma Weimer of Battle Creek, Michigan, won a $1 million Powerball prize. She bought five tickets online at MichiganLottery.com. Weiner plans to donate to charities and invest the money. Powerballs are sold for $2 each at Lottery retailers and online. A Double Play option can be added to a PowerBall ticket for up to $10 million.

FireKeepers Casino Hotel has partnered with Scientific Games Corporation. The deal has seen the gambling products and service provider’s online casino and digital sports betting content launch in Michigan.

FireKeepers Casino Hotel has launched an online casino and sportsbook in Michigan. Scientific Games Corporation is powering both of these new offerings. FireKeeper's signed a partnership deal with Scientific Game in January 2020.

Nik Wallenda will perform at the opening of the expanded FireKeepers Casino Hotel in Battle Creek, Michigan on 16th August. The performance will be free and spectators are encouraged to attend. Fire keepers casino is opening a second hotel tower. Its first eight-story hotel opened in 2012. It features 203 guestrooms, a 39,000-foot lobby bar, gaming area, front desk and restaurant.

High 5 Games agrees to make games available for FireKeepers Online Casino.

High 5 Games has expanded its footprint in Michigan by adding FireKeepers Casino’s new iCasino portfolio to the list of operators it services in the state.

Firekeepers Casino Hotel is hiring in many departments. The company has paid out more than $700 million in salaries and benefits since opening. There will be a job fair on July 20th. Firekeepers is a Native American preference employer. It was named to Forbes’ annual list of America”s Best Mid-Size Employers for 2021.

GreatLakesStakes.com has announced its inaugural list of the state's favorite casinos across the Michigan. Rankings are a weighted result of three factors: quantity and quality of online reviews from Google, Yelp, and Trip Advisor, social media followings on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, as well as total tracked Facebook check-ins. GreatLakersStake's was launched by Gambling. com Group to serve regulated online casino, poker, sportsbook operations in Michigan and provides up-to-date gambling information written by Michiganders for Michigsanders.

Online gambling in Michigan expected to launch mid-January. 15 casinos and their vendors have been approved. The state legislature's Joint Committee on Administrative Rules approved the regulations on Dec. 1. The commercial casinos will pay an 8.4% tax on online gambling revenues. 3.78% of the revenue goes to the state.