In fact, those receipts were the lowest for any October since October 2000, which was just before Greektown opened as the third Detroit casino, according to a Free Press analysis of Gaming Control Board records. The three casinos reported $81.7 million in October in adjusted gross receipts from most in-person gambling activities, down 22% from September. October's gambling revenue figures suggest that some patrons didn't cross the real or virtual picket lines. But the workers' unions urged patrons to stay out of the casinos and stay off the casinos' online betting apps until the strikes were over. The casinos remained open during the strikes by leaning heavily on management staff. MGM Grand Detroit workers voted down the tentative deal and remain on strike. Workers at all three of Detroit's casinos including the Motor City Casino Hotel and the Hollywood Casino at Greektown went on strike at noon. Strikers march and protest in front of MGM Grand Detroit on Tuesday, October 17, 2023.
