Hollywood Casino at Greektown

Greektown online gambling partnerships

Hollywood Casino at Greektown operator Penn National Gaming inked multi-year agreements with several leading sports betting operators for online and mobile sports betting and online gambling market access in July 2019.

The initial plan included subsidiary Penn Interactive Ventures LLC managing the different relationships and the company’s primary sports betting and online gaming initiatives through a partnership with service provider Kambi.

Penn National joined forces with the Barstool Sports spread to house its Michigan sportsbook operations at online launch in January 2021.

The partnership was subsequently taken over by ESPN Bet for the ESPN BET Sportsbook & Restaurant.

Hollywood Casino at Greektown online casino

Penn National Gaming subsidiary Penn Online Entertainment is partnered with ESPN for its online gaming platform, HollywoodCasino.com.

The casino at Hollywood Casino at Greektown

Hollywood Casino at Greektown is home to a 100,000-square-foot casino.

Inside, you’ll find approximately 2,200 gaming machines and 61 table games. That means a huge variety of slots, video poker machines, and one of the largest selection of table games in Michigan.

There’s also a private High Limit Gaming Area with over 90 high-limit slot machines and dozens of casino table games, including roulette, baccarat and a salon with six blackjack tables.

The casino at Hollywood Casino at Greektown runs a variety of promotions—from discount days for seniors and veterans to exclusive opening day t-shirts and seasonal themed jackpots—giving you the chance to win cash, Bonu$ Play and prizes.

Hollywood Casino at Greektown is home to nearly 2,300 slots and video poker machines. You’ll find everything from penny slots to $100 slots and video poker on the property.

Slot machines

Classics like Blazing 7s, Buffalo and Super Jackpot Party are there, as are progressive jackpot slots like Buffalo Grand, Lightning Link and Wheel of Fortune.

Hollywood Casino at Greektown is also committed to continually adding new slots, with games including Panda Fu Dai Lian Lian, Buffalo Gold Collection and JAMES BOND 007- Goldfinger among those hitting the floor recently.

Table games

You can roll the dice, spin the wheel, and hit, split, stand or double down at 60 table games inside Hollywood Casino at Greektown.

In fact, Hollywood Casino at Greektown claims its Super Pit is home to the best table game action in Detroit.

Here’s a full list of the table games available on the property:

• Blackjack
• Double Deck Blackjack
• Craps with Fire Bet
• Crapless Craps with Fire Bet
• Roulette (Single 0)
• Roulette (Double 0)
• Dragon Bonus Baccarat
• Dragon Bonus Commission Free Baccarat
• EZ Baccarat
• Mississippi Stud 3 Card Bonus Optional Side Bet
• 3 Card Poker
• 4 Card Poker Bad Beat Bonus
• Let It Ride with Three Card Bonus
• Ultimate Texas Hold ’Em
• High Card Flush
• Pai Gow Poker
• Face-Up Pai Gow
• Face Up Pai Gow with a Progressive Jackpot
• Three Card Poker with a Progressive Jackpot
• 5 card multi game with a Progressive Jackpot

PENN Play rewards program

Bridging in-person and online gaming rewards, the PENN Play allows you to accumulate PENN Cash which can be used at more than 35 PENN destinations throughout North America and online.

Here is an example of how the program works:

For slots, for example, earn 1 Tier Point for every $5 of coin-in in-person. Online earn 1 Tier Point for every $12 coin-in. And online using the PENN Play Casino app, earn 2 Tier Points for every $1 of purchased credits.

You can read a full breakdown here.

ESPN Bet Sportsbook & Restaurant at Hollywood Casino at Greektown

The ESPN Bet Sportsbook is located on the upper level of the casino while the Sportsbook itself is located on the lower level. (You can redeem winning tickets at the cashier window after regular Sportsbook hours.)

The Sportsbook is open Monday through Friday 10am to midnight and Saturday and Sunday 9am to midnight. There are 35 kiosks for ease of use, making sports betting accessible just blocks from Comerica Park and Ford Field, where the Detroit Tigers and Detroit Lions play.

The Sportsbook Restaurant features a 30-foot video wall, pub fare, and daily meal specials.

Hollywood Casino at Greektown amenities

The hotel at Hollywood Casino at Greektown

Hollywood Casino at Greektown features a 400-room 30-story AAA Four Diamond hotel in historic Greektown. The hotel offers downtown Detroit skyline and river views and comfortable, modern and contemporary decor.

The hotel also includes 20,000 square feet of convention space and a 4,000-square-foot grand ballroom.

There’s a Starbucks in the lobby and direct access to the casino.

Hollywood Casino at Greektown offers special perk-filled play-and-stay hotel packages.

Dining

Hollywood Casino at Greektown offers a wide selection of dining options and bars.

• Detroit Taco: Like it sounds, Mexican.
• Red Lotus: Asian fusion with a Detriot twist
• 313 Burger Bar: Burgers, Detroit-style Coney dogs and vegan-friendly Impossible burgers.
• Prism: Prism is an award winning steakhouse featuring live music and a view of the Detroit skyline. The menu combines top-quality steaks, seafood and pasta dishes. Plus, Prism promises a well-rounded wine and drink list.

Hollywood Casino at Greektown history

A proposal to establish three non-tribal commercial casinos in Detroit was approved by Michigan voters in 1996.

In 1997, the Michigan Gaming Control & Revenue Act was passed, authorizing the launch of three licensed Detroit casinos.

The MGM Grand Detroit opened in July 1999 and the MotorCity Casino Hotel opened in December 1999.

The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians and a group of investors holding 10% of the business were granted the third commercial casino license.

The tribe launched Detroit’s third commercial casino operation, Greektown Casino-Hotel, on Nov. 10, 2000. The casino opened on Monroe Street in the city’s Greektown Historic District inside a building that originally housed fur trapper Traugott Schmidt’s fur processing center. It had been the five-story Trapper’s Alley mall since 1985.

Hotel and casino expansion

In 2007, a 400-room hotel and a 13-story parking garage were opened next to the casino. Additional casino floor space was added over Lafayette Street in 2008, bringing the total to 100,000 square feet.

A year later, 20,000 square feet of convention space and a 4,000-square-foot grand ballroom were built.

Parent company Greektown Casino LLC filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in May 2008, claiming it had faced financial and logistics problems, mostly with parking, since it opened. The property had never truly met financial goals, and revenue was down 4.6% at the time.

However, a financial consulting firm working on the bankruptcy said the casino was a healthy and profitable business using Chapter 11 for reorganization.

The casino continued to operate as normal.

Greektown Casino-Hotel emerged from bankruptcy protection in 2010. A new corporation, Greektown Superholdings Inc. and subsidiary Greektown Newco Sub Inc. assumed 100% ownership.

Jack Detroit Casino-Hotel?

However, Rock Gaming, a joint venture between Caesars Entertainment and Quicken Loans founder and Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert, acquired a majority interest in 2013.

Rock Gaming became Jack Entertainment and changed the name of most of its other casino properties. In 2016, plans were made to change the name of the Greektown Casino-Hotel to Jack Detroit Casino-Hotel. Those plans were delayed and eventually dropped.

In 2018, Penn National Gaming and VICI Properties entered into an agreement to purchase Greektown Casino-Hotel for $1 billion in cash.

VICI Properties bought the land and real estate assets for $700 million. Penn National Gaming paid $300 million to Jack Entertainment to take over operations and agreed to lease the property from VICI for $55.6 million per year.

On May 1, 2022, Greektown Casino-Hotel was officially changed to Hollywood Casino at Greektown.