About 2,000 Furloughed MotorCity Casino Workers To Lose Health Insurance
About 2,000 employees at Detroit's MotorCity Casino will lose their health care benefits this week as the city's commercial casinos remain closed.
A Michigan native, Matt has worked at newspapers in Michigan, Missouri and the Virgin Islands.
A versatile sports reporter, Matt has covered sailing on the Great Lakes, cricket in the Caribbean, high school and pro playoffs, and the Olympics in Rio. He's also the former host of the Locked On Pistons Podcast and producer of a documentary on Emoni Bates. A former blackjack dealer, Matt has studied the industry from all sides.
About 2,000 employees at Detroit's MotorCity Casino will lose their health care benefits this week as the city's commercial casinos remain closed.
Susie Zhao, known as "Susie Q" on the poker circuit, was found murdered earlier this year in northern Oakland County, Michigan. She was 33.
The FBI said a Michigan man used prosthetic masks to steal money from casino-goers at MGM Grand Detroit and a tribal casino in Kansas.
Former Michigan great Amani Toomer is getting the word out on problem gambling. The longtime New York Giants wide receiver is part of an educational program for former players.
Tuesday is the three-month anniversary since a legal bet was placed in a Detroit casino. The impacts of casino closures across the state runs deep.
While 22 of Michigan's 26 casinos are reopened, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has not yet announced when the three Detroit casinos will open their doors.