That is, it is without flimsy, colorful Disney-like reference. This neo–Art Deco creation was built in the style of the “new” Las Vegas with cutting-edge architecture and subtle luxury.
The Detroit casino is related to the Mirage, Las Vegas. MGM Grand Detroit outdoes the other casinos and establishes MGM Mirage as the dominant gambling presence in the region. The investment seemed sound because, as The Wall Street Journal for September 26, 2008, observed, gambling companies can turn profits in sluggish economies. With haste it made plans to invest $800 million in this permanent casino. MGM Mirage rushed to open immediately, in 1999, in temporary quarters in a former Internal Revenue Service building. MGM Grand Detroit Casino was licensed in 1999. It took effect as law as the Michigan Gaming Control and Revenue Act. In 1996 voters approved Proposal E authorizing the development of up to three licensed commercial casinos in Detroit.
It is one of sixteen gambling casinos statewide and one of three in Detroit. The casino is owned by MGM Grand Detroit LLC, the majority owner of which is MGM Mirage. Lodge Freeway, the massively flamboyant Las Vegas–style hotel tower of MGM Grand Detroit Casino lures gamblers into the casino on its downtown urban site.
