Greektown Casino can offer you the perfect night out no matter what your tastes. Eat, stay, and play in Greektown where the fun never stops. Home / Woman Wins Big EEOC Discrimination Lawsuit Against Detroit Greektown Casino. Woman Wins Big EEOC Discrimination Lawsuit Against Detroit Greektown Casino. AJ Williams; November 12, 2013; Diane Harris (pictured), a former beverage supervisor at the Detroit Greektown casino, just hit the jackpot in a HUGE way, but she didn’t gamble and win. Woman Wins Record-Breaking $2 Million Jackpot at Detroit Casino. A Michigan woman won over $2 million while playing the Wheel of Fortune slots at Greektown Casino-Hotel.
Detroit — A Metro Detroit woman won the highest progressive jackpot in Detroit history, on Sunday night.
According to the casino, the woman, who asked to remain anonymous, initially thought she broke the International Game Technology Wheel of Fortune slot machine.
“I saw the winning combination come across the line and the machine went dark,” the winner said in a statement Monday.
“I thought, I just killed the machine. The machine then lit back up and revealed I had won over $2 million and I thought, wow, I really did kill it!”
The woman played five lines on the quarter machine, said a casino spokesman. The $1.25 bet won her $2,005,393.95.
The last record jackpot hit was in February 2004 when a nickel slot, also a Wheel of Fortune machine at Greektown paid out $1.77 million.
The winner, who visits Greektown Casino exclusively, said she plans to return. She also intends to buy a dress with her winnings.
“Then, we are going to go to Disney World and take a nice trip to Cabo,” she said.
The winner’s daughters describe her as generous person who sacrifices to take care of others.
cwilliams@detroitnews.com
That Greektown casino was in bankruptcy court.
I've persistently heard strange rumors about Greektown having been operated in such a manner that it was financially bleeding so as to have forced it into the bankruptcy court.
While you were there did you notice any persistently late bettors constantly winning at the craps tables?
I am not sure why they are in trouble financially, although we have 3 casinos in detroit that are within about a mile of each other not to mention Ceasers Windsor right across the Detroit river
Took out another $300 and went over to the MGM Grand where, in addition to being a much nicer place IMO, I did a lot better. Won $250 on craps and another $200 on BJ Switch. Didn't get a chance to check out Motor City so can't comment, maybe next visit.
Not only did I not notice late bettors in craps, but they were MUCH stricter on late betting than what I'm used to. At the casino I work at, pretty much any bet made before the dice are in the air is fair game, but at both casinos in D-Town the boxpeople refused to book center bets once the the dice went out of the center, even just sitting in front of the shooter.
Two more things I noticed. First, the craps dealers at both casinos seemed to be fairly new, lots of mistakes and the game moved pretty slowly. Being a new dealer myself I can understand, and even gave me a bit of hope. Second, both casinos have hop bets on the layouts, and for some reason they are very popular with some players--another reason why the game moved so slowly. At one point the hop & center action got so ridiculous that the stickman said 'This is not a roulette table!' I thought that was pretty funny.
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Just don't do too well at video poker there (link).
I like the GreekTown quote that by barring good players it allows them to keep the high payback machines for the people who are too stupid to know how to play them. I am paraphrasing.
I think the Wiz answered this a while back but what would the payback be on a FP JoB if I just hit Deal/Draw and never held anything.
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I just returned from a little mini-vacation in Detroit (strange place to vacation, I know, particularly in winter--but I'm crazy like that :-). First went to Greektown and unfortunately didn't have very good luck, lost $100 playing Pai Gow Poker, another $100 on Blackjack Switch, and the remainder of my bankroll (about $400 total) on craps. Dealers didn't seem like the happiest bunch either--though if their employer is bankrupt as reported it's somewhat understandable.
Took out another $300 and went over to the MGM Grand where, in addition to being a much nicer place IMO, I did a lot better. Won $250 on craps and another $200 on BJ Switch. Didn't get a chance to check out Motor City so can't comment, maybe next visit.
Not only did I not notice late bettors in craps, but they were MUCH stricter on late betting than what I'm used to. At the casino I work at, pretty much any bet made before the dice are in the air is fair game, but at both casinos in D-Town the boxpeople refused to book center bets once the the dice went out of the center, even just sitting in front of the shooter.
Two more things I noticed. First, the craps dealers at both casinos seemed to be fairly new, lots of mistakes and the game moved pretty slowly. Being a new dealer myself I can understand, and even gave me a bit of hope. Second, both casinos have hop bets on the layouts, and for some reason they are very popular with some players--another reason why the game moved so slowly. At one point the hop & center action got so ridiculous that the stickman said 'This is not a roulette table!' I thought that was pretty funny.
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I agree, MGM is much nicer than Greektown and Motor City. I also witnessed some new craps dealers who didn't seem to know how to pay out the right winning bets and had to have people helping them, but I guess if they are new some of this is to be expected. Was at both MGM and Greektown and did not due well at either place. I have never had any luck at MGM, lost $160 at MGM and $400 at Greektown after about 7 hours of play - mixed it up between BJ, Craps and JoB VP. Got absolutely hammered at VP, maybe one 4 of a kind the whole time - was never up. Up maybe $25 on craps after 3 sessions. Broke even at BJ.
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