Award-Winning Auto Designer Chip Foose joins MotorCity Casino Expansion Design Team

Award-Winning Auto Designer Chip Foose joins MotorCity Casino Expansion Design Team

DETROIT, Aug. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Chip Foose, the renowned designer behind some of the most famous vehicles of the past decade and the star of the popular TLC series "Overhaulin'," has joined MotorCity Casino's (MCC) expansion project as a design consultant. Foose will bring his award-winning design talent to Detroit to help make the permanent MCC a unique and cutting- edge entertainment, conference and resort venue.

During his relatively short career, Foose has created a legacy of design accomplishments that are well beyond his years. Foose has built award-winning hot rods and has introduced some of the most revered vehicle and product designs of the last decade, including signature street rods, customs, studio vehicles and show cars for such films as "RoboCop," "Blade Runner" and "Gone in 60 Seconds." He has won numerous awards for his designs including three of the last four Rittler Awards, the most prestigious all-around honor in hot- rodding. He is also a seven-time winner of the Good Guys Street Rod of the Year Award. In 2005, Foose was inducted into the San Francisco Rod and Custom Motorcycle Hall of Fame.

"We are thrilled that Foose has agreed to partner with MCC on our expansion project," said Gregg Solomon, chief executive officer, MCC. "His auto design roots bring an energetic and distinctive artistic perspective to the project that will illustrate America's -- and specifically Detroit's -- infatuation with the automobile."

As evidenced by his numerous awards and distinctions, Foose has consistently defied design norms. His role in the design of the MotorCity Casino and hotel will continue this tradition. "The expanded MotorCity Casino property will definitely offer 'must see' design elements for all visitors to the area," said Rhonda Cohen, chief operating officer, MCC. "Our goal is to effectively capture the very best of Detroit's automotive history, coupled with a vision of the best that is yet to be realized."

MCC opened in December 1999 and is owned and operated by Detroit Entertainment, L.L.C. MCC broke ground for a permanent casino at its current downtown Detroit site in November 2005. MCC's temporary facility offers two main floors of gaming, a third floor non-smoking gaming area, a high-limit area on the fourth floor and Detroit's only AAA Four Diamond Award restaurant, Iridescence. MCC provides patrons two live entertainment venues, four unique restaurants and parking for 3,500 automobiles in this exciting and sophisticated entertainment experience. The new 17-story, 400 room hotel tower and parking structure are expected to be completed in 2007.

Source: MotorCity Casino

CONTACT: Jacci G. Woods of MotorCity Casino, +1-313-237-6714,
jwoods1@mccemail.com

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