Hollywood Casino at Greektown
{{Short description|Casino and hotel in the United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox Casino
| casino= Hollywood Casino at Greektown
| theme=
| location = 555 East Lafayette Street
Detroit, Michigan
| image=Greektownnew2.jpg
| image_caption = Casino hotel skyscraper in Greektown in November 2011
| logo=Hollywood Casino Greektown logo.png
| logo_size=
| rooms=400
| date_opened={{start date and age|November 10, 2000}} {{small|(casino)}}
{{start date and age|November 15, 2007}} {{small|(hotel tower)}}
| space_gaming= {{convert|100,000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
| attractions=
| notable_restaurants=Prism
Barstool Sportsbook
Rock Bar
| owner=Vici Properties
| license_holder=Penn Entertainment
| architect=Paul Steelman (casino)
Rossetti (hotel)
| casino_type= Land-based
| renovations= 2017–2018
| names_pre=Greektown Casino-Hotel (2000–2022)
| website={{URL|hollywoodgreektown.com}}
}}
Hollywood Casino at Greektown, formerly Greektown Casino-Hotel, is a casino hotel in the Greektown neighborhood in Detroit, Michigan. It is owned by Vici Properties and operated by Penn Entertainment.
The casino opened in 2000, under the majority ownership of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians. It was the only casino in Detroit controlled by a Native American tribe. In 2008, during the Great Recession, the casino went into bankruptcy and was sold.
Hollywood Casino is one of three casinos in the city; there is also a casino in nearby Windsor, Ontario. Detroit is one of the largest American cities to offer casino hotels.Mink, Randy, and Karen Mink (July 2001). "Detroit Turns 300 – Detroit 300 Festival". Travel America, World Publishing Co., Gale Group.{{cite web |url=http://detroit.about.com/od/artsentertainment/a/Greektowncasino.htm |title=Review of Greektown Casino in Detroit — Review of Greektown Casino in Detroit |publisher=Detroit.about.com |date=2013-11-13 |access-date=2013-12-05 |archive-date=2014-04-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140414070222/http://detroit.about.com/od/artsentertainment/a/Greektowncasino.htm |url-status=dead }}
History and development
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Shortly after the enactment of the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) in 1988, the Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians began working with local developers Ted Gatzaros and Jim Papas to open a casino in Detroit.{{cite news|title=Olympic gaming: Greek entrepreneurs gamble on entertainment complex|work=Detroit Free Press|date=December 17, 1996|author=Deborah Solomon|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103163884/olympic-gaming-greek-entrepreneurs/|via=Newspapers.com}} ([https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103163913/olympic-gaming-greek-entrepreneurs/ Part 2 of article]) In November 1992, they announced their plan publicly.{{cite news|title=All bets are on again: Indian casino proposed for Greektown|work=The Detroit News and Free Press|date=November 29, 1992|author=Jon Pepper|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102854312/all-bets-are-on-again-indian-casino/|via=Newspapers.com}} ([https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102854438/all-bets-are-on-again-indian-casino/ Part 2 of article]) Under the plan, Gatzaros and Papas's company, 400 Monroe Associates, would donate a {{convert|0.7|acre|adj=on}} parcel of land in Greektown to become part of the tribe's reservation, and the tribe would build and operate the casino.
Detroit voters approved an advisory referendum in favor of the casino in August 1994, as well as another casino proposed to be built at Atwater Street.{{cite news|title=Casinos need unlikely champion|work=Detroit Free Press|date=August 4, 1994|author=Tina Lam|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102927154/casinos-need-unlikely-champion/|via=Newspapers.com}} ([https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102927154/casinos-need-unlikely-champion/ Part 2 of article]) The plan was approved by the Secretary of the Interior later that month.{{cite news|title=OK for casinos won't hurry Engler|work=Detroit Free Press|date=August 19, 1994|author1=Nancy Costello|author2=Tina Lam|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102855241/ok-for-casinos-wont-hurry-engler/|via=Newspapers.com}} ([https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102855300/ok-for-casinos-wont-hurry-engler-part/ Part 2 of article]) However, it also needed approval from Michigan Governor John Engler, because the IGRA required gubernatorial approval for gaming on lands added to a tribe's reservation after 1988.{{cite news|title=Engler rejects casino project for Greektown|work=Detroit Free Press|date=September 9, 1994|author=Tina Lam|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102857920/engler-rejects-casino-project-for/|via=Newspapers.com}} ([https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102857961/engler-rejects-casino-project-for/ Part 2 of article]) Engler rejected the casino, citing potential proliferation of off-reservation casinos throughout the state.{{cite news|title=Engler says no dice|work=Detroit Free Press|date=June 28, 1995|author=Tina Lam|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102858079/engler-says-no-dice/|via=Newspapers.com}} ([https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102858121/engler-says-no-dice-part-2/ Part 2 of article])
The tribe next turned to the ballot initiative process. They partnered with the Atwater group to sponsor the Michigan Gaming Control and Revenue Act.{{cite news|title=Group will seek state vote to allow casinos in Detroit|work=The Detroit News and Free Press|author=Tina Lam|date=March 30, 1996|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102923349/group-will-seek-state-vote-to-allow/|via=Newspapers.com}} ([https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102923374/group-will-seek-state-vote-to-allow/ Part 2 of article]){{cite court|litigants=Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. Michigan Gaming Control Board|court=W.D. Mich.|date=July 9, 2002|url=https://casetext.com/case/lac-vieux-desert-band-indians-v-michigan-gaming-control|accessdate=2022-05-31}} This law would allow up to three private, commercially operated casinos to be opened in Detroit. It included a preference for proposals that had already been approved by Detroit voters, making the Greektown and Atwater projects the "presumptive choices" for two of the casino licenses.{{cite news|title=Casino battle likely to heat up|work=Detroit Free Press|date=November 13, 1996|author=Jennifer Dixon|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102924979/casino-battle-likely-to-heat-up/|via=Newspapers.com}} ([https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102925021/casino-battle-likely-to-heat-up-part-2/ Part 2 of article]) The petition drive and election campaign were financed almost entirely by the Sault Tribe and Atwater.{{cite news|title=Casino backers spent $5 million to win|work=Detroit Free Press|date=December 7, 1996|author=Jennifer Dixon|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102925626/casino-backers-spent-5-million-to-win/|via=Newspapers.com}} Michigan voters approved the law in November 1996.{{cite news|title=Downtown awaits construction noise|work=Detroit Free Press|date=November 7, 1996|author1=Tina Lam|author2=Jennifer Dixon|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102926411/downtown-awaits-construction-noise/|via=Newspapers.com}} ([https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102926430/downtown-awaits-construction-noise/ Part 2 of article])
The Greektown casino was one of eleven applications submitted to Detroit mayor Dennis Archer.{{cite news|title=Detroit casino bidders offer hodgepodge of grand plans|work=Detroit Free Press|date=August 22, 1997|author=Bill McGraw|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103165768/detroit-casino-bidders-offer-hodgepodge/|via=Newspapers.com}} The $567-million proposal would include a temporary casino to open in 1998, followed by a permanent casino opening in 2000 with {{convert|128170|sqft}} of gaming space and 1,000 hotel rooms. The temporary casino was designed by architect Paul Steelman.{{cite news|title=Developers plan casinos as centers of activity|work=Detroit Free Press|date=December 20, 1996|author=Tina Lam|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103574483/developers-plan-casinos-as-centers-of/|via=Newspapers.com}} ([https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103574536/developers-plan-casinos-as-centers-of/ Part 2 of article]){{cite news|title=Group has lavish plans for Greektown Casino|work=Detroit Free Press|date=May 9, 1999|author=Becky Yerak|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103574610/group-has-lavish-plans-for-greektown/|via=Newspapers.com}} ([https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103574536/developers-plan-casinos-as-centers-of/ Part 2 of article]) It would be managed by the Las Vegas-based Millennium Management Group.{{cite news|title=Millennium brings clout to Greektown|work=Detroit Free Press|date=October 19, 1997|author=Judy DeHaven|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30263541/millennium-brings-clout-to-greektown/|via=Newspapers.com}} In December 1997, Archer selected the Greektown proposal, along with the Atwater project (ultimately opened as MotorCity Casino Hotel) and the proposed MGM Grand Detroit.{{cite news|title=Roll 'em|work=Detroit Free Press|date=November 21, 1997|author1=Bill McGraw|author2=Darci McConnell|author3=David Migoya|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103167071/roll-em/|via=Newspapers.com}} ([https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103167091/roll-em-part-2/ Part 2 of article])
Construction of the casino began in January 1999.{{cite news|title=Casino construction to start|work=Detroit Free Press|date=January 29, 1999|author=Bill McGraw|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103624410/casino-construction-to-start/|via=Newspapers.com}} It incorporated Trappers Alley, a vacant shopping center owned by Gatzaros and Papas, together with a new building.{{cite news|title=Mediterranean flair sets apart new casino|work=Detroit Free Press|date=October 9, 1999|author=Tina Lam|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103624697/mediterranean-flair-sets-apart-new/|via=Newspapers.com}} ([https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103624723/mediterranean-flair-sets-apart-new/ Part 2 of article]) Costs of the casino, originally estimated at $115 million, increased to $200 million.{{cite news|title=Greektown investors get green light|work=Detroit Free Press|author=Tina Lam|date=September 6, 2000|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103623750/greektown-investors-get-green-light/|via=Newspapers.com}}
Ownership of the casino was to be split with 50 percent owned by the Sault Tribe, 40 percent by Gatzaros and Papas and their wives, and 10 percent by a group of local black investors.{{cite news|title=Casino buyout saga has a new chapter: Tribe offers to buy the remaining 40%|work=Detroit Free Press|author=Tina Lam|date=June 9, 2000|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103622311/casino-buyout-saga-has-a-new-chapter/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Who owns Greektown Casino LLC|work=Detroit Free Press|date=January 17, 1999|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103622341/who-owns-greektown-casino-llc/|via=Newspapers.com}} However, gaming regulators found problems during Gatzaros and Papas's background checks, and they were effectively forced to sell their shares.{{cite news|title=Casino partners may fold|work=Detroit Free Press|date=December 10, 1999|author=Tina Lam|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103622628/casino-partners-may-fold/|via=Newspapers.com}} ([https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103622646/casino-partners-may-fold-part-2/ Part 2 of article]) Negotiations were held with potential buyers including Millennium Management, Harrah's Entertainment, MGM Grand, and Park Place Entertainment.{{cite news|title=3 bidders want piece of casino|work=Detroit Free Press|date=April 18, 2000|author=Tina Lam|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103622862/3-bidders-want-piece-of-casino/|via=Newspapers.com}} ([https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103622882/3-bidders-want-piece-of-casino-part-2/ Part 2 of article]){{cite news|title=Casino opening delayed|work=Detroit Free Press|date=March 29, 2000|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103623061/casino-opening-delayed/|via=Newspapers.com}} Advanced talks were held on selling the shares to a group of union pension funds.{{cite news|title=4 buyers pull out of Greektown Casino deal|work=The Detroit News|date=June 7, 2000|author=Judy DeHaven|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0F7501F752611440|via=NewsBank}} Ultimately, the tribe bought out the Gatzaroses and Papases' shares for $275 million, to be paid over 10 years.{{cite news|title=2 Greektown couples bow out|work=Detroit Free Press|date=August 8, 2000|author=Tina Lam|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103623571/2-greektown-couples-bow-out/|via=Newspapers.com}} ([https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103623597/2-greektown-couples-bow-out-part-2/ Part 2 of article]) The casino licensing was approved in September 2000, with the tribe owning a 90 percent stake.
The Greektown Casino opened on November 10, 2000, following the two other casinos that opened the previous year.{{cite news|title=Greektown aglow for opening|work=Detroit Free Press|date=November 11, 2000|author1=Tina Lam|author2=Maryanne George|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103573332/greektown-aglow-for-opening/|via=Newspapers.com}}
The tribe ended its management deal with Millennium in 2002 and assumed direct control of the casino.{{cite news|title=Taking a gamble: A complete guide to Greektown Casino? You bet|work=The Detroit News|author=Michael H. Hodges|date=November 10, 2000|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0F75026F64809709&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}
Development of the city's permanent casinos was delayed for years by protracted negotiations over the casinos' locations, and by a lawsuit over the constitutionality of the casino licensing process.{{cite news|title=Greektown Casino will stay put|work=The Detroit News|date=September 13, 2005|author=Nick Bunkley|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F10CA58E0F4F8E5D8|via=NewsBank}}{{cite news|title=Mayor brokers Detroit casino deals in 70 days|work=The Detroit News|date=March 27, 2002|author=Darci McConnell|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0F753AE70EB6488C|via=NewsBank}} In 2002, Greektown agreed with the city to build its $450-million permanent facility on an {{convert|8|acres|adj=on}} site at Interstate 375 and Gratiot Avenue.{{cite news|title=Pivotal casino vote today|work=The Detroit News|date=August 2, 2002|author1=Cameron McWhirter|author2=Darci McConnell|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0F753B850A314197|via=NewsBank}} In 2005, however, Greektown announced that it would expand at its current location instead of building a new facility. The $200-million expansion would include a 400-room hotel, a parking garage, convention space, and more gaming space.
In June 2006, site preparation began for the hotel. A city-owned parking garage was demolished to make way for redevelopment. Construction began in October 2006. The hotel tower rises 344 ft. (105 m.) with 30 floors. It opened November 15, 2007, and included a new 13-story, 3,500-space, free parking garage. In November 2008, {{convert|25000|sqft|m2}} of additional gaming space was completed and opened over Lafayette. Total gaming space comprised {{convert|100000|sqft|m2}}. An expanded and re-designed VIP gaming area opened in February 2009. In November 2009, {{convert|25000|sqft|m2}} of convention space opened with a newly designed poker room.
=Changes in ownership=
By late 2007, the casino was in financial trouble, as its debt-to-equity ratio fell below the minimum threshold negotiated with the lenders who financed the expansion.{{cite news|title=Greektown Casino given until June 10 to avoid forced sale|work=The Detroit News|date=May 14, 2008|author=Nathan Hurst|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F12139AE222B4CFB8|via=NewsBank}}{{cite news|title=Greektown Casino files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy|work=The Detroit News|author=Nathan Hurst|date=May 31, 2008|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F12139B356B617030|via=NewsBank}}{{cite news|title=Casino financing approved|work=The Detroit News|author=Joel J. Smith|date=November 16, 2005|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F10DF283122C59898|via=NewsBank}} The state threatened to force a sale unless the casino could obtain new financing. In May 2008, Greektown Casino filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to prevent the forced sale.{{cite news|title=No forced sale for Greektown Casino|work=The Detroit News|date=June 11, 2008|author=Nathan Hurst|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F12144426B5515290|via=NewsBank}}
In 2009, Randy Fine was the chief executive officer of the Greektown Casino.{{cite web |author=Dave Berman |url=https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/2015/01/16/gaming-official-brevard-seek-house-seat/21882327/ |title=Gaming official from Brevard to seek House seat |work=Florida Today |date=January 16, 2015 |access-date=November 27, 2018 |archive-date=July 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727153922/https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/2015/01/16/gaming-official-brevard-seek-house-seat/21882327/ |url-status=live }} In June 2010, a group of Greektown's bondholders, organized as Greektown Superholdings, Inc., bought the casino out of bankruptcy.{{cite news|title=Greektown gets new owners|work=The Detroit News|author=Jaclyn Trop|date=June 29, 2010|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F130A785AEA7391A8|via=NewsBank}}{{cite report|title=Form 10-K: Annual Report|publisher=Greektown Superholdings|date=March 25, 2011|url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001487685/000138713111000437/gt-form10k_123110.htm|pages=5–7|via=EDGAR}} John Hancock Financial, OppenheimerFunds, Brigade Capital, and Solus Alternative Asset Management together owned 78% of the company.{{cite news|title=Greektown's bankruptcy exit faces new hurdle|work=The Detroit News|author=Jaclyn Trop|date=June 9, 2010|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F1303E16C58526120|via=NewsBank}}{{cite press release|title=John Hancock Advisers, LLC Announces Name Change of MFC Global Investment Management (U.S.), LLC|publisher=John Hancock Financial|date=January 3, 2011|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/john-hancock-advisers-llc-announces-name-change-of-mfc-global-investment-management-us-llc-112824199.html|via=PR Newswire|accessdate=2022-07-01}}
Rock Gaming, owned by Dan Gilbert, agreed in January 2013 to buy a majority stake in the Greektown Casino. This was part of Gilbert's plan of investment to help revitalize downtown Detroit.{{cite news|title=Dan Gilbert to buy Detroit's Greektown Casino, a money-making and revitalization effort|newspaper=The Plain Dealer|location=Cleveland|author=Dave Davis|date=January 16, 2013|url=http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2013/01/dan_gilbert_to_buy_detroits_gr.html|access-date=2012-01-17}}
In February 2016, it was announced as part of Rock Gaming's rebranding as Jack Entertainment that the property would be renamed to Jack Detroit Casino–Hotel Greektown.{{Cite web | title = Greektown Casino to be renamed ‘Jack’ | author = Martinez, Michael | work = Detroit News | date = 23 February 2016 | access-date = 2016-02-25 |url=http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/2016/02/23/greektown-casino-renamed-jack/80802634/ }}{{Cite web | title = Greektown Casino-Hotel to be renamed Jack Detroit Casino-Hotel Greektown | author = Bill Shea and Kirk Pinho | work = Crain's Detroit Business | date = February 23, 2016 | access-date = 2016-02-25 |url=http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160223/NEWS03/160229936/greektown-casino-hotel-to-be-renamed-jack-detroit-casino-hotel }} Plans for the name change were canceled in March 2018, as Gilbert was planning to sell the property and exit the casino business.{{cite news|title=Gilbert to sell Greektown Casino-Hotel for $1 billion|newspaper=Crain's Detroit Business|author1=Dustin Walsh|author2=Bill Shea|date=November 14, 2018|url=https://www.crainsdetroit.com/mergers-acquisitions/gilbert-sell-greektown-casino-hotel-1-billion|access-date=2018-12-29}}
In May 2019, Vici Properties and Penn National Gaming (now Penn Entertainment) jointly bought Greektown from Jack Entertainment. Vici paid $700 million for the real estate assets, while Penn National paid $300 million for the operating business. It leased the property from Vici for $56 million per year.{{cite news|title=What's next after $1 billion sale of Greektown Casino-Hotel?|newspaper=Crain's Detroit Business|author=Kurt Nagl|date=May 24, 2019|url=https://www.crainsdetroit.com/mergers-acquisitions/whats-next-after-1-billion-sale-greektown-casino-hotel|access-date=2019-05-26}}{{cite press release|title=Vici Properties Inc. completes acquisition of Greektown Casino-Hotel and lease to Penn National Gaming|publisher=Vici Properties|date=May 23, 2019|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190523005602/en/VICI-Properties-Completes-Acquisition-Greektown-Casino-Hotel-Lease|via=BusinessWire|access-date=2019-05-26}} In December 2020, a new Barstool Sportsbook was opened on the second floor, offering sports betting and dining.{{Cite web |last=Turner |first=Grace |date=2020-12-23 |title=Barstool Sportsbook to Open at Greektown Casino Hotel |url=https://www.dbusiness.com/daily-news/barstool-sportsbook-to-open-at-greektown-casino-hotel/ |access-date=2024-08-09 |website=DBusiness Magazine |language=en-US}}
In May 2022, the casino was rebranded under Penn's Hollywood Casino brand.{{cite news|title=Greektown Casino-Hotel in line for a rebrand|work=Detroit Free Press|date=April 25, 2022|author=JC Reindl|url=https://www.freep.com/story/money/business/2022/04/25/greektown-casino-hotel-rebrand/7435110001/|accessdate=2022-05-28}} In April 2024, the casino's sportsbook was relaunched as the ESPN Bet sportsbook, coinciding with the 2024 NFL draft; it was Penn's first retail sportsbook under the new branding.{{Cite web |last=Selasky |first=Susan |title=First ESPN BET sportsbook retail location opens inside Hollywood Casino at Greektown |url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2024/04/25/espn-bet-sportsbook-open-downtown-detroit/73439071007/ |access-date=2024-08-09 |website=Detroit Free Press |language=en-US}}
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Category:Hotel buildings completed in 2008
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