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When Was Motor City Casino Built

When Was Motor City Casino Built? Motor City Casino, located in Detroit, Michigan, is a popular destination for gambling enthusiasts and entertainment seekers. The casino, along with its attached hotel, was built in 1999 and officially opened its doors to the public on December 14th of that year. Since then, it has become an iconic landmark in the…
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7 Casinos Definitely Worth Visiting in Michigan

The gambling industry always makes great options if you're looking for a fun way to spend your money. Michigan is known for its beautiful shorelines and rich history, but it's also known for its outstanding casinos. It is one of the best states for gambling in the U.S., featuring games from slot machines to table games and sports betting. Michigan…
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No women or minorities now run Atlantic City casinos

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - With the departure of the head of the Tropicana, none of Atlantic City's nine casinos is now led by a woman or a Black person - a rapid change from the diverse leadership of the city's casinos just two years ago. Jacqueline Grace left her job as senior vice president and general manager of the Tropicana in late July after…
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No women or minorities now run Atlantic City casinos
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Potential July strike for Atlantic City casino workers

In Atlantic City and the membership of the Local 54 branch of the Unite Here trade union has reportedly voted in favor of authorizing a full-blown strike against the city's collection of nine casinos amid a row over pay. According to a report from the Associated Press news service published by The Press of Atlantic City newspaper, some 96% of those…
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Ocean Casino Resort’s $85m Development Almost Complete

Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City has revealed that it will complete its $85m worth of property development in time for the summer. The announcement in an official press release on Monday outlined details of the work. It includes the opening of 460 renovated hotel suites and rooms, as well as a new gambling area, and numerous new restaurants and…
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Ocean Casino Resort’s $85m Development Almost Complete
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BetMGM Michigan Debuts New Slot Detroit Red Wings Slingo

The Detroit Red Wings Slingo announced an extended and expanded strategic collaboration with sports betting and online casino giant BetMGM. The deal paves the way for the debut of a new slot attraction on BetMGM Casino Michigan. BetMGM has introduced the Detroit Red Wings Slingo, a game that incorporates the hockey team's branding. The game - which…
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BetMGM Michigan Debuts New Slot Detroit Red Wings Slingo
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AC Ocean Casino Resort Remaking Its Sportsbook for $5m

The Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City has announced a $5m remodeling of its sports betting area. The casino revealed the move on Monday, in which "The Gallery Bar, Book & Games" will merge sports betting, traditional gambling, and a bar. The 12000 square-foot location will be the area from which the sportsbook currently operates. conducting a…
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Head of Ocean Casino: We aim to be Atlantic City's No. 1

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - The owners of Atlantic City's Ocean Casino Resort appointed its interim CEO on Monday as its permanent leader, and he quickly set a daunting challenge for himself and his employees: to become Atlantic City's top casino. Bill Callahan was promoted to the newly created position of general manager, the top executive spot at…
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Callahan is general manager of Atlantic City's Ocean Casino

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - The owners of Atlantic City's Ocean Casino Resort appointed its interim CEO on Monday as its permanent leader. Bill Callahan was promoted to the newly created position of general manager, the top executive spot at the casino. He joined Ocean in July 2020 as senior vice president of hospitality and was promoted to…
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Ocean Casino Raising The Ante On Upgrades

The NCAA's March Madness men's basketball tournament is a hectic time for most sportsbooks, and it may be especially so this year for Ocean Casino in Atlantic City. March is also the month that the casino will launch construction of "a new venue that will blend an entertaining bar, lounge, and gaming experience with sports wagering," according to a…
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Bill Callahan becomes interim CEO of Atlantic City’s Ocean Casino

One of the leading casinos in Atlantic City - Ocean Casino Resort - has named one of its executives, Bill Callahan, as its interim CEO. The news came shortly after the approval of Callahan's appointment by New Jersey's Division of Gaming Enforcement. This promotion comes in the wake of the resignation of the former CEO, Terry Glebocki, who had…
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Atlantic City's Ocean Casino promotes former Borgata exec to interim CEO

Callahan was approved Tuesday by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement to replace former CEO Terry Glebocki, who resigned last month. He was part of a group of Borgata executives who left that casino to work for Ocean, which prompted Borgata's lawsuit in 2020. Ocean Casino Resort has promoted one of its executives, Bill Callahan, to become…
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Bill Callahan named interim CEO of Atlantic City’s Ocean Casino

Bill Callahan has been named interim CEO of Atlantic City's Ocean Casino Resort after New Jersey's Division of Gaming Enforcement approved his appointment. Callahan's new role comes as a promotion for the industry veteran, with him having previously served as Executive VP and Senior VP of Ocean. He boasts more than two decades of industry…
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Bill Callahan is interim CEO of Atlantic City's Ocean casino

Atlantic City - Atlantic City's Ocean Casino Resort has promoted one of its executives to become interim CEO of the property. The casino told The Associated Press that Bill Callahan was approved Tuesday by the state Division of Gaming Enforcement as its new interim CEO. He previously served as executive vice president and senior vice president of…
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NJ Collecting More Taxes From Online Casinos Than Brick-And-Mortar

Online casino games in New Jersey have a long way to go before they ever catch up to revenues (in a non-pandemic era) produced the old-fashioned way: from customers showing up at the nine Atlantic City casinos and doing their gambling there. But the online version has taken the lead in an important way for state residents, as more tax dollars are…
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Illitch Organization Receives Regulatory Approval To Operate In Atlantic City

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J., Oct. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Luxor Capital Group, LP, the primary owner of Ocean Casino Resort, announced today that the Ilitch organization has received regulatory approval and will acquire, through an affiliate, 50% of Ocean. Luxor will control the remaining 50% and will share equally with the Illitch organization in major…
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Illitch Organization Receives Regulatory Approval To Operate In Atlantic City
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Sale of half Ocean casino to Detroit Ilitch group approved

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey gambling regulators on Thursday approved the sale of half of Atlantic City's Ocean Casino Resort to the Ilitch organization, which owns professional sports teams, a nationwide pizza chain and a casino in Detroit. The New Jersey Casino Control Commission approved the sale, under which Ilitch will acquire 50% of…
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Regulators approve Ilitch organization's $175 million ownership stake in Atlantic City casino

New Jersey casino regulators gave the Ilitch organization the green light for a planned $175 million investment and 50 percent ownership stake in the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City. The state's Casino Control Commission granted interim casino authorization Thursday to the Ilitch-owned OCR Investment during a meeting livestreamed online. The…
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Regulators approve Ilitch organization's $175 million ownership stake in Atlantic City casino
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Newly Approved Ocean Casino Resort Ownership Team Eyes Expansion

Ocean Casino Resort dominated the Atlantic City casino market in the first half of 2021 in terms of having both the highest average room rate and the highest occupancy rate. So under a new ownership team, the plan is to get even bigger. The well-known Ilitch family of Detroit - owner of the Little Caesars pizza chain, the Detroit Tigers, and the…
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Newly Approved Ocean Casino Resort Ownership Team Eyes Expansion
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Despite virus, Atlantic City casinos reinvesting millions

Harrah's parent company, Caesars Entertainment, recently outlined specifics of the $400 million it pledged New Jersey gambling regulators it would make at its three Atlantic City casinos (Caesars, Harrah's and Tropicana) during last year's change-of-ownership hearings. And Bally's Corp. is plowing $90 million back into the Atlantic City casino of…
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Detroit casinos report nearly $114M in revenue during March

ven though the casinos MGM Grand Detroit, MotorCity Casino Hotel, and Greektown Casino continue working subject to capacity limits and other health protocols, striving to end the COVID-19 pandemic last month reported $113.8 million in monthly aggregate revenue. Earnings from table games and slots at the three casinos rose 93% year-over-year. MGM…
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Hard Rock joins Atlantic City upgrade

FILE- In this July 2, 2020 file photo, Gary Royster of Atlantic City holds up a wad of cash he used to gamble at the Hard Rock casino in Atlantic City on the day the casino reopened after being shut down for months amid the coronavirus outbreak. On May 3, 2021, Hard Rock officials told The Associated Press they will spend $20 million on…
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Despite COVID losses, Atlantic City casinos reinvesting millions for future

ATLANTIC CITY - With COVID-19 restrictions limiting how many people can gamble inside, and revenue and profits plunging, this might not sound like the best time for Atlantic City's casinos to be spending big on renovations. And yet they are, looking to a post-pandemic future when gamblers will be looking for the latest thing. They're investing…
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Despite COVID losses, Atlantic City casinos reinvesting millions for future