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Originally Posted by generallogan
The idea for the casino is to bring gamblers from the suburbs and outside of the city. Easy access to these customers should be the #1 priority. Gamblers with wads of money to or hopefully from the casino should not/will not be boarding the red line to take a leisurely train ride home.
Security has to the a huge priority for a casino, and most of the time that is provided by the physical distance it takes to get there. Most new casinos are built blocks off the strip in Vegas, not with their casino immediately facing the strip. Or park car, walk walk walk, then casino. That whole inward facing thing serves a security aspect as well as a no daylight goal.
Roosevelt is already bumper to bumper from the highway most of the day. Wells wentworth is too narrow for the amount of new traffic from the north or south approaching the site.
The only site that can realistically provide security, easy highway access, robust parking, and room for future experience (there will be more casinos in Chicago's future if this is a success) is the truckyards south of Mccormick. Sophia King will come around.
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Are you sure that's the entire stated idea for this casino? It's supposed to bring in the most revenue, and the only way it can do that is with an entertainment district. Putting it on the truckyards not only does a disservice to that neighborhood but will also doom the casino to mediocrity. The old way of designing casinos along highways is not going to result in the revenue the city wants. They need to think holistically. The RFP does that, and I suggest you read it.