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Michigan is known for its beautiful shorelines and rich history. It's also known as one of the best states for gambling in the U.S. There are many casinos around the state. The following are the top seven casinos that are worth visiting in Michigan.

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.

BetPARX is the mobile casino and sportsbook app launched in March. It is available in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, while continuing to operate in Michigan under the name Play Gun Lake. Greenwood Gaming and Entertainment is behind the Parx Casino.

Lam Vongsakoun has been named new vice president of hospitality at Gun Lake Casino. He will oversee the casino's food and beverage operation and a new hotel expected to open in March 2025. Vongsakou has worked in the hospitality industry for over 25 years. The casino opened in 2011 and is owned by the Gun lake tribe. It broke ground in May on a $300 million project that will add a 15-story hotel and large-scale “Aquadome” with three pools and the ability to transform into a concert venue and banquet center.

Angela Reed, 55, from Wayland, Michigan, won $100,000 playing the Michigan Lottery’s Football Payout instant game online. She plans to use the money to buy a new home.

Angela Reed, 55, of Wayland, Michigan, won $100,000 playing the Michigan Lottery’s Football Payout instant game online. She plans to buy a new home with the winnings. Lotteries offers players more than 90 different games with plays ranging in price from 5 cents to $20.

Gun Lake Casino has distributed $7.4 million in revenue to area communities. The money comes from earnings made between Oct. 1, 2021 and March 31, 2022. More than $4.1 million will go toward the State of Michigan Strategic Fund, and $1.2 million to GLIMI.

Gun Lake Casino is looking to hire cooks and servers for their three restaurants, Shkodé Chophouse, 131 Sportsbar and Lounge, and Craft Bar Kitchen. They will also be hiring cleaners, security, or other support positions. The positions start at $7.40 an hour and the general positions at about $14 an hours.

Sal Semola has been the president and COO of Gun Lake Casino for 4.5 years. He was promoted to CEO position this month. The expansion will add a four-diamond hotel and a new poolside entertainment venue. Semolola hopes to attract more regional customers to the property. The casino is situated off U.S. 131 highway between the metros of Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo. It is also an employer of choice. "The Council and I are proud of the progress Gun lake Casino has made through the years with Sal at the helm," Tribal Chairman Bob Peters said.

Parx Unveils New Brand Identity For Online Gambling, BetParX. Bet parx is the name of the new brand for the online casino and sportsbook associated with Pennsylvania's retail casino, Parx Casino. ParX Casino launched in June 2019 in the Keystone State. PlayGunLake launched as an online gambling and a sportsbooks powered by Bet Parxs in April 2021.

Gun Lake Casino donated $4,000 to Allegan County Sheriff's Department to help cover the cost of K-9 training. K.9 Lajki is retiring in March because of health issues. Two of the other three dogs are due to retire over the next few years. The donation will go toward training Alalgan's 3-year-old German shepherd, Thor, and his new handler, Deputy Scott Vereeke.

Evolution Gaming lost its effective monopoly on live dealercasino gaming in the US. Playtech has launched its live dealer products via online casino operators in Michigan and New Jersey. Aristocrat Leisure and JKO Play are interested in buying PlayTech. Scientific Games acquired Authentic Games in November to enter the live casino market.

The Gun Lake Tribe has invested $415 million in the property since opening. The expansion adds 450 more slot machines and electronic table games. It also makes the restaurants and entertainment areas closer to 129th Avenue for greater convenience and enhanced curb appeal. Throughout the 10-year history of the casino thousands of jobs have been created and millions of dollars spent.

Gun Lake Casino in Wayne County, Michigan, announced a $100 expansion project in October of 2019 with a completion date of summer 2021. The expansion was officially completed in September of 2021 and doubled the size of the gaming floor.

Gun Lake Casino opens $100 million expansion featuring new restaurants and a larger 131 Sportsbar & Lounge. The expansion reinforces the casino's position as a premier entertainment and gaming destination in the Midwest. The focus of the expansion is the new dining options. Gun Lake Tribe’s Tribal Council and casino executives attended a ribbon cutting event on Friday, Sept. 17.

The new $100 million expansion at Gun Lake Casino is now open. The casino says the expansion comes with more seats for sporting events and live concert experiences, larger dining space, outdoor fire-lit entertainment and more. Other amenities reportedly include the SHKODÉ Chophouse, CBK (“Craft, Bar, Kitchen”), 131 Sportsbar & Lounge with ceiling-high video walls, 180-degree panoramic views, and an outdoor patio.

Play Gun Lake’s online casino bettors in Michigan will soon have a single platform for deposits and withdrawals in three states. Payment platform provider Paysafe announced today that Parx plans to use its technology in New Jersey and Pennsylvania next.

Gun Lake Casino has launched a new online sports gambling platform. The Play Gun Lake online sportbook is a partnership with Parx Casino. It offers sports betting on pro and college football, basketball, baseball, golf, hockey, soccer, boxing, mixed martial arts, tennis and more. Michigan launched online gambling in January. The casino opened in 2011 and features over 2,200 slot machines, 47 table games, a 225-seat cafe, and a 300-seater buffet.

Gun Lake Casino is getting ready to open a $100 million addition. The construction started in October 2019. Jose Flores is most excited to add 200 employees to the team of 1,000 people. He hopes a car giveaway for newly hired workers will widen the pool of applicants. Wages for tipped employees have been increased by 30%.

Gun Lake Casino is offering a new SUV to the first employee hired by October 1st and in good standing as of December 1. The casino is looking for 200 new employees. It is expanding and re-staffing after the pandemic. There will be recruitment events on Tuesday, July 6th and Wednesday, 7th.

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.

Gun Lake Casino is increasing its starting minimum wage for non-tipped positions to $14. The casino is also increasing the minimum for tipped positions from $7.40 to £7,40. It is hosting three recruitment events next month ahead of the opening of a $100 million expansion.

Gun Lake Casino raises minimum starting wage for all positions. Non-tipped positions will receive at least $14 per hour and tipped positions $7.40 perhour plus tips. The casino is preparing for the grand opening of a $100 million expansion scheduled to open at the end of this summer. It will hold three recruitment events in June to fill needed positions for food and beverage, table games, slots, cage, operations and security.

Gun Lake Casino planning $300M hotel resort expansion. The expansion will include a 250-key, four-diamond hotel with suites, rooms, a restaurant and a full-service spa. It will be built on 250,000-square-feet of property between the current casino and US-131. Gun Lake Tribe expects to begin the expansion as soon as its current construction project wraps up. The tribe has invested $415 million in the casino while directly paying $502 million of wages.

Gun Lake Casino has launched Play Gun Lake, a Michigan online casino venue. Parx Casino runs the platform. First time users will receive a $20 bonus. The partnership will lead to online sports betting at a later time.

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.