Now, it's finally time for the brick and mortar to join the scene, even if it is months later.Īfter years of setbacks, Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia has finally announced its grand opening date for January 19th, 2021.įor the first few weeks, only members of the Live! Rewards Club will be able to make reservations and visit the new casino, with doors opening to the public on February 11th, 2021. 'We’re excited to welcome our team back and continue providing our guests the entertainment experiences for which MGM Grand Detroit is known,” Matt Buckley, President and COO of Midwest Group, MGM Resorts International, said in a Saturday statement.Live! Casino made history in Pennsylvania over the summer of 2020 when it launched its online casino, Play! before the land-based venue. MGM executives said the move means normal operations will resume.

“We sacrificed a lot during the pandemic, but we fought for and ultimately won a contract that secures our health care and provides significantly improved wages,' Gabriel Robert Hernandez, a valet at MGM Grand Detroit and Teamsters Local 1038 member, said in a Saturday statement. The union workers include dealers, cleaning staff and valets. The new agreement, which covers about 1,700 employees, includes an average immediate 18% pay raise, workload reductions and no health care costs increases for employees, according to the council. 17 over issues including health care and wages that had not kept up with the cost of living. Workers at MGM Grand Detroit, Hollywood Casino at Greektown and MotorCity Casino walked off the job Oct. Their approval Saturday on a five-year agreement comes weeks after unionized workers reached an agreement with other two casinos following a roughly one-month strike. MGM Grand Detroit workers are union members of the Detroit Casino Council, which represents nearly 4,000 employees of the city's three casinos.

DETROIT - Casino workers for MGM Grand Detroit have voted to ratify a new contract, ending a 47-day strike.

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