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ARTICLE · 20 JUNE 2012

Detroit Casinos' May 2012 Aggregate Revenues Slightly Decrease Compared To Same Month Last Year: Michigan Gaming Control Board Releases May 2012 Revenue Data

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The Michigan Gaming Control Board ("MGCB") released the revenue and wagering tax data for May 2012 for the three Detroit, Michigan, commercial casinos

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The Michigan Gaming Control Board ("MGCB") released the revenue and wagering tax data for May 2012 for the three Detroit, Michigan, commercial casinos. The three Detroit commercial casinos posted a collective 1.4% decrease in gaming revenues compared to the same month in 2011. Aggregate gross gaming revenue for the Detroit commercial casinos also decreased by approximately 4.0% in May compared to April 2012 revenue figures, continuing a trend of similar decline from April to May in prior years.

MGM Grand Detroit posted slightly increased gaming revenue results for May 2012 as compared to the same month in 2011, with gaming revenue increasing by just over 1%. MGM Grand Detroit continued to maintain the largest market share among the three Detroit commercial casinos and had total gaming revenue in May 2012 of over $51.7 million. MotorCity Casino had monthly gaming revenue of nearly $37 million and posted a greater than 4.7% decrease in revenues in May 2012 compared to May 2011. Greektown had gaming revenue exceeding $29.7 million, with a slight decrease in May 2012 revenues of less than 1.1% compared to the same month in the prior year.

The revenue data released by the MGCB also included the total wagering tax payments made by the casinos to the State of Michigan. The gaming revenue and wagering tax payments for MGM Grand Detroit, MotorCity Casino, and Greektown Casino for May 2012 were:

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