The Tangiers Casino was a fictional casino in Martin Scorceses 1995 movie, Casino. The photo gallery below does NOT depict Michigan's gambling casinos rather, a small collection of the original dance hall casinos that permeated the state in the early part of the 20th Century. Saugatuck, Michigan is a charming coastal town with just around 900. Hotels near Firekeepers Casino: (0.01 mi) Firekeepers Casino Hotel (0.25 mi) Quality Inn & Suites Next To The Casino (5.82 mi) Hampton Inn Marshall (4.91 mi) Quality Inn Marshall near I-69 (5.
Quite a far cry from the dance hall casinos of the early 1900s. Then things started to change in Michigan as far as gambling laws.ġ984: The first Indian casino opens in Keweenaw Bayġ993: Chippewa tribe signs contract with Michigan and opens Soaring Eagleġ996: The first 'Mega-Million' lottery ticket was soldġ997: The Michigan Gaming Control & Revenue Act is signed into lawįrom there, Michigan acquired a total of 26 casinos.a place where blue-haired little old ladies play the slots and blow their Social Security checks. Throughout the decades all the greats played at Michigan casinos: Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, Chuck Berry, Louis Armstrong, Stevie Wonder, The Supremes, Four Seasons, the Dorsey Brothers, Beach Boys, Led Zeppelin.you name the performer, they were probably in a Michigan 'casino' anywhere from the 1920s thru the 1970s.
