Conveniently located just off I-696, the Courtyard Detroit Farmington Hills is 20 miles north of Detroit where you'll find Motor City Casino, MGM Casino and Greektown Casino, Ford Field and Cobo Center. We're miles from Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village, Twelve Oaks Mall and Twelve Mile Crossing at Fountain Walk.
One of the first structures built on Belle Isle after it became a park was the first Belle Isle Casino, opening in June 1887.
There was no gambling in this type of casino, which relies more on the traditional definition of the word, meaning a building used for meetings, entertainment, dancing and the like. The city’s first stab at a casino was designed by the firm Donaldson & Meier, and offered Detroiters a place to rest, grab a bite to eat or seek shelter from nasty weather. However, it was made entirely of wood, and after only two decades, was already showing its age. With the city’s fortunes and population both swelling, a decision was made to build a new, larger casino nearby.
When the current structure opened in May 1908, the old one was demolished.
The current Casino, designed by Van Leyen & Schilling — not Albert Kahn, as often misattributed — continues the tradition of serving as a meeting place and event spot, hosting everything from fairs to weddings. The casino was one of the most popular attractions on the island. Its centerpiece was a beautiful marble soda counter, which was tragically pounded to pieces in 1972 during a misguided attempt at modernizing the historic structure.
Detroit Hotel Casino
This is a list of casinos in Michigan.
List of casinos[edit]
| Casino | City | County | State | District | Type | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bay Mills Resort & Casino | Brimley | Chippewa | Michigan | land-based | ||
| FireKeepers Casino Hotel | Battle Creek | Calhoun | Michigan | land-based | ||
| Four Winds New Buffalo | New Buffalo | Berrien | Michigan | land-based | ||
| Four Winds Hartford | Hartford | Van Buren | Michigan | land-based | ||
| Four Winds Dowagiac | Dowagiac | Cass | Michigan | land-based | [1] | |
| Greektown Casino Hotel | Detroit | Wayne | Michigan | land-based | ||
| Gun Lake Casino | Wayland | Allegan | Michigan | land-based | ||
| Island Resort & Casino | Bark River | Delta | Michigan | land-based | ||
| Kewadin Casino - Christmas | Christmas | Alger | Michigan | |||
| Kewadin Casino - Hessel | Hessel | Mackinac | Michigan | |||
| Kewadin Casino - Manistique | Manistique | Schoolcraft | Michigan | land-based | ||
| Kewadin Casino, Hotel and Convention Center | Sault Sainte Marie | Chippewa | Michigan | |||
| Kewadin Shores Casino - St. Ignace | St Ignace | Mackinac | Michigan | |||
| Kings Club Casino | Brimley | Chippewa | Michigan | land-based | ||
| Leelanau Sands Casino | Suttons Bay | Leelanau | Michigan | |||
| Little River Casino and Resort | Manistee | Manistee | Michigan | |||
| MGM Grand Detroit | Detroit | Wayne | Michigan | land-based | ||
| MotorCity Casino Hotel | Detroit | Wayne | Michigan | land-based | ||
| Northern Waters Casino Resort | Watersmeet | Gogebic | Michigan | |||
| Odawa Casino Resort | Petoskey | Emmet | Michigan | land-based | ||
| Ojibwa Casino - Marquette | Marquette | Marquette | Michigan | |||
| Ojibwa Casino Resort - Baraga | Baraga | Baraga | Michigan | |||
| Saganing Eagles Landing Casino | Standish | Arenac | Michigan | land-based | ||
| Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort | Mt. Pleasant | Isabella | Michigan | land-based | ||
| Turtle Creek Casino and Hotel | Williamsburg | Grand Traverse | Michigan |
Gallery[edit]
Island Resort & Casino
Kewadin Casino by Manistique
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^Haight, Debra (June 15, 2012). 'Pokagons Got the Green Light for Dowagiac Casino'. The Herald-Palladium. The H-P. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
External links[edit]
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to Casinos in Michigan. |
- Michigan Casinos, Pure Michigan (official state tourism website), 2012