The Detroit casino strike has the potential to cost the city and state hundreds of thousands of dollars in tax revenue a day, according to the Detroit Casino Council.
Roughly 3,700 workers at MGM Grand, MotorCity Casino, and Hollywood Casino at Greektown walked off the job at noon Tuesday after the union and businesses failed to reach an agreement. Union contracts expired at 11:59 p.m. Monday, but the deadline was extended by 12 hours.
Casino taxes are a major source of revenue for the city, and the strike could potentially take a big bite out of that.
According to data from the Detroit Casino Council, $738,000 in city and state tax revenue could be at risk daily. The city could lose the most money – $452,000 per day, while the state has $286,000 at risk.
