In November 2009, the casino opened 20,000 square feet of convention space and a 4,000 square foot Grand Ballroom. ![]() In November 2008, additional gaming space opened over Lafayette Street, bringing the casino’s gaming space to a total of 100,000 square feet, which includes almost 3,000 slots, and video poker machines. In 2007 a 400-room hotel, which includes views of the Detroit River and Canada, was opened adjacent to the casino and next to a new 13-story parking garage with 2,900 parking spaces. Over a three-year period, 2006-2009, the casino enlarged its footprint. Some of its architectural elements still remain. ![]() In 1985 developers turned the structure into a five-story indoor mall with exposed brick, called Trapper’s Alley. The building that is home to the casino was originally owned by fur trapper Traugott Schmidt who used it as a fur processing center. It opened on Novemafter a proposal to establish three casinos in Detroit was approved by voters in 1996. ![]() Greektown Casino is one of three casinos in Detroit, Michigan and is located in the city’s Greektown Historic District on Monroe Street.
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