One plan even called for the deeding of a piece of Greektown to the Chippewa Indian tribe as a reservation property upon which they could open a casino. [An amusing scenario crossed my mind where the Chippewas would take the property and then replant a forest there.  Why do we want the competition?  Come north to our casino.]  While eventually successful in getting a Greektown casino, Pappas and Gatzaros' checkered past resulted in a Chippewa owned casino on the exact spot they had proposed.

GREEKTOWN ROLLS THE DICE

Workmen apply the finishing touches to the Greektown Casino's western portal. 

 The failure of Trapper's Alley led to a decline of Greektown.  Stripped of its character by the new shops, which in turn were folding, Greek American businessmen Ted Gatzaros and Jim Pappas started a movement to get a casino to the save the area in which the city had expended so much hope and money.