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Originally Posted by ardecila
First, there's only one Vegas. Other cities have tried to compete for that top tier level of gambling/entertainment and failed (Atlantic City comes to mind).
Second, context matters. Even the Vegas style of casino would be absolutely awful in a traditional city like Chicago. Just look at Detroit - the MGM and Motor City casinos are awful anti-urban pieces of trash. They got it better with the Greektown Casino, but even that would probably seem cheap and tacky in Chicago compared to all of our authentic neighborhood strips. And I'm guessing the Greektown Casino is probably the best case scenario for Chicago. Potentially this could have been done as an infill project along Motor Row... but now Motor Row is probably too established, with a growing number of residents and businesses who will object.
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I was imagining the Greektown casino too. I don't love it. And I don't like casinos period. But I'm found myself there three or four times after a Tigers game or event at Ford field. If it can bring me there, it's doing a good job.