Ltdave, I think you and your wife are a small part of the casino market in Detroit. Not a lot of "resort stayers". A pool and larger spa cost money and take up land; I suspect they were considered but rejected by MGM & MC [[Greektown probably couldn't have found the space). The gains in sales from those assets were probably not judged to be very large because most of the potential market are "pop-in" visits, not extended stays. I think a casino in Detroit built to actually reflect Vegas-level amenities would be the busiest Detroit casino, but would also close due to the inability to meet it's debt service. Detroit can support "regional" casinos, not national destination casinos. Just my opinion.

Slightly separate thought: I have thought for some time that the Ilitches should buy and develop the land between the casino and the Jeffries into a year-round indoor/outdoor waterpark with an attached hotel. There is nothing like that in Detroit, and it would be a great place to stay with kids. Although it wouldn't literally be part of the casino, it would be next to it. It could bring in more gamblers, and offer an additional amenity to Motor City Hotel guests [[selling waterpark or pool passes with room packages). But that's just what I would do if I had the billions.