Greektown Adds 600 Slots

Detroit (WWJ/AP) -- Greektown Casino in Detroit has added about 600 slot machines as part of its $500 million, 25,000-square foot expansion.

That gives the casino about 2,600 one-armed bandits for gamblers.

“With the latest slot machines available and the most convenient attached parking among the Detroit casinos, we continue improvements to position Greektown Casino for future revenue growth and to provide the hottest gaming action to our guests,” said Greektown Casino CEO Craig Ghelfi in a release Thursday.

An additional 400 machines are expected to go online in late November when renovations to the casino's VIP room are finished. Two new lounges and a restaurant also are expected to be finished by the end of the year, while a 400-room hotel is expected to open in early 2009.

“We’re pleased that work on our permanent Greektown Casino continues to move forward largely on schedule and on budget,” said Greektown Casino Management Board Chairman Tom Miller, who is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, the owners of the casino.

Greektown filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in May after construction crews threatened to quit over not being paid. The casino has said it should exit bankruptcy by next summer.

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