The MGM Grand Detroit competes with two other downtown casinos, the MotorCity Casino and Greektown Casino. All three started out as temporary facilities – and despite heavy competition, they thrived. MotorCity casino opened its permanent gaming space in June and will debut a 17-story, 400-room hotel in November. Greektown plans to open a major casino and hotel complex in October 2008.Which brings up an interesting question. I've been to the Venetian and New York New York casinos in Las Vegas. What would a Detroit-themed casino look like?
Here’s the kicker: All three of these multimillion-dollar, large scale entertainment centers are within five miles of each other. Five miles!
Casino competition has been good for these businesses, for Detroit, and for the State of Michigan as a whole.
Instead of a pirate ship battle like the Treasure Island casino, they could have a re-enactment of Detroit winning a sports championship. Scaled down, of course.
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