MGM Grand Detroit Casino, Detroit, Michigan

In Detroit, Michigan there are three casinos run by a local Indian tribe. One of those casinos is the MGM Grand Detroit Casino. The first casino was opened in 1999, but in 2007 a more permanent casino resort with hotel was created. The interior design is art deco, with numerous glass windows for the top several floors. The casino hotel offers 401 rooms with 100,000 square feet of gaming space. A 1,200 seat theater, night club, shipping, and other amenities are found at the casino. The owner of the theater is the MGM Mirage with Partners Detroit.

In 1996 Michigan voters decided a Las Vegas style casino and resort could be built in their city. There was a time when it was thought MGM would sell out to the Mandalay Resort Group, but they did not. Now there are new rumors about a possible sale, though this has yet to be confirmed.

Inside the casino space are hundreds of games. Over 4,000 slot machines sit around the floor space, with video poker in the mix. The poker room has been set up with state of the art tables and is the high stakes area. There is a lower stakes area with table games ranging from blackjack to poker variants. The entire decor inside the casino is a lot like the hotel with the art deco and plush chairs to make a comfortable environment. The MGM Grand has a players club in which players can earn more points and money. Jackpots and progressive jackpots are part of the games available.

To keep patrons happy there are a number of restaurants onsite at the MGM Grand Detroit Casino. For specialty dining there is the Bourbon Steak, Saltwater, Wolfgang Puck Grille, and then there is casual dining. Bourbon Steak supplies American cuisine with steak, seafood, and other goodies. The restaurant is open Sunday through Thursday 5pm to 10pm, and Friday to Saturday 5pm to 11pm. The Saltwater also has American Cuisine ranging from seafood and fresh produce to items like Lobster Pot Pie, Caviar Parfait, Tartare of Ahi Tuna, and a Mussel Souffle.

Wolfgang Pucks serves brunch as well as dinner and they also have a tavern menu, dessert menu, and Prix Fixe menu. The grille is a contemporary classic style with American favorites, such as wood-oven baked pizza, sandwiches, paninis, steak, pasta, seafood, and salads. The restaurant is open Saturday and Sunday for brunch from 9am to 2pm. Monday and Tuesday the restaurant is closed. Wednesday and Thursday the restaurant is open from 5pm to 10pm. Friday and Saturday Puck's is available 5pm to 11pm, and Sunday is 5pm to 10pm.

The casual dining establishments are Breeze, Starbucks, and Palette Dining Studio. The Breeze restaurant provides a food court style place with five food stations. The food will be fried chicken, chicken tenders, Black Angus hamburgers, hot dogs, pizza, calzone, and Asian cuisine. The Dining Studio has fresh crab legs on Wednesday, steak on Thursday, and a veritable feast of favorite items like Sorbetto and Gelato.