[Tom Servo]

ECO CASINO_CHICAGO
STUDIO GANG
Strained state budgets and resistance to tax hikes make a City-Owned casino a potential income source that could quickly become the State’s biggest money-maker. While typical gambling centers on fake river-boats with huge asphalt parking lots symbolize waste, Eco Casino is designed to work with nature. Casino cash pays for urban amenities and green improvements for Chicago. Eco Casino completely transforms the typical casino revealing its urban and architectural potential. Get there by way of Chicago’s West Loop Transit Center or just walk. Enjoy hotels, spas, dining and gardens powered with renewable energy. Spinning wind turbines produce both electricity and excitement for the roulette skyline bar. On the roof, solar powered slots roll to your lounge chair while pool water cools the building below. Eco Casino introduces new educational high-tech gaming formats; learn about ecosystems while betting on the weather! The ambiance is elegant and urbane. ECO-CASINO would be the first of its kind.