# MGM Grand Detroit

Le casino MGM Grand Detroit Casino Resort à Détroit, Michigan, est un des 4 casinos de la région de Détroit. L'hôtel a ouvert ses portes le 3 octobre 2007 lors d'un grand spectacle réunissant des modèles et des célébrités telles qu'Ashanti et Kid Rock, les modèles masculins Cameron Gonzalez, Alex Martinez, Tiffany Braco, des personnes importantes de Détroit, le tout agrémenté de feux d'artifice. Il s'agit du premier casino luxueux doté d'un hôtel situé hors de Las Vegas ou d'Atlantic City et le premier situé au centre-ville de Détroit. Cette ville et sa région est la première importante ville américaine à offrir un casino-hôtel$^,$.

## Historique

En novembre 1996, les élus du Michigan ont approuvé la proposition E qui autorisait la construction de trois casinos dans la ville de Détroit. Un groupe d'hommes d'affaires de Détroit fut sélectionné pour construire le premier casino. Le MGM Grand Detroit ouvrit officiellement ses portes le 29 juillet 1999. En 2005, le MGM Grand Detroit fut l'objet de rumeur de vente lorsque les propriétaires de ce dernier annoncèrent leur intention d'acheter leur rival, le Motorcity Casino.
Texte anglais à traduire : Due to Michigan state gaming laws prohibiting casino owners from acquiring or owning more than one casino in the state, MGM Mirage was forced to sell either the MGM Grand Detroit or the MotorCity casino. MGM MIRAGE had several serious buyers for the MGM Grand Detroit, but ultimately sold the MotorCity Casino to Marian Ilitch
On December 13, 2005 the Michigan Gaming Control Board approved MGM Grand's plans for a permanent casino with 100 000 pieds carrés (9 290,304 m$^2$) of casino space, 401 hotel rooms and an eight story self-parking garage to be located on John C. Lodge Freeway and Bagley Street, three to four blocks from the temporary casino. The facility has 30 000 pieds carrés (2 787,0912 m$^2$) of meeting space for conferences and live performance seating for 1,200. The Casino is also rebuilding 3rd street into a two way boulevard to facilitate traffic movement around the site.
The permanent casino opened its doors to the public on October 3, 2007. The grand opening celebration attracted Hollywood stars. A Celebrity Poker Match was taped there for a televised release at a later date.
Designers on the project include the joint venture of Hamilton Anderson Associates and the SmithGroup, both of Detroit, Cleo Design of Las Vegas, Carol Harris of Detroit, Lawrence Lee of California, Toni Chi of New York, and Super Potato out of Japan. The lead architects were Paul Tonti of the SmithGroup and Thomas Sherry of Hamilton Anderson Associates. In 2007, DTE Energy announced a major transformation of the area around its downtown headquarters into an urban oasis with parks, walkways, and a reflecting pool adjacent to the MGM Grand Detroit.
The metropolitan region's potential to attract super-sized crowds should not be underestimated. Just across the river, Caesars Windsor attracts about six million visitors annually. An estimated 46 million people live within a 300 mile (480 km) radius of Metro Detroit$^,$. Since 2000, the city has seen continuous annual increases in tax revenues from its casinos; the city estimates it will collect $178,250,000 in casino taxes alone for 2007, with the casino resorts open in 2008.