Opened in 2007, the property sits on the west part of downtown and is less than a mile and half from city landmarks such as Ford Field, Comerica Park, the Cobo Convention Center and the Renaissance Center. This represents about 42% of Detroit’s gaming market. The MGM Grand generates nearly 600 million dollars of gaming revenue per year. The oldest, largest, and fanciest of the three, The MGM Grand Detroit is Motown’s busiest casino. Here’s a brief look at Detroit’s three casinos: MGM Grand Detroit Black is the MotorCity Casino, purple is Greektown while the green star represents Caesars Windsor)
The MGM Grand’s current hotel/casino opened in 2007. In July of 1999, the MGM Grand Detroit became the first casino to operate in Detroit, albeit in just temporary digs. These are real, Las-Vegas style casinos too, complete with a vast array of real slot machines, table games, shows, restaurants, and now sports books as well. The MGM Grand is Detroit’s largest casinoĭetroit’s three casinos generated over $1.45 billion in gaming revenue last year, per the Michigan Gaming Control Board.
