Centaur Incorporated has formally petitioned the Pennsylvania board to grant them a temporary license. The reason why is so that Centaur can secure their financing for the Valley Downs project.

Don Barden assured that they will be ready for the May 2009 opening of the North Shore casino despite contractor problems. He added that they have received additional funding from Walton Street.

Officials of Greektown has made a difficult decision to lay-off 89 of its workers. The casino expects to emerge from the bankruptcy protection on September 2009.