It is scary to imagine the state of City of Detroit finances if the casino revenue did not exist. Soon the city's lucrative oligopoly if not challenged will certainly be nibbled-away as casinos in Toledo and Cleveland nibble from the south and a proposed one in Lansing from the north.

Estimate are now say it will be only a 3% hit, but I could be very happy with 3% of $1.4 billion.

One advantage the Detroit casinos will have [although I find it despicable] is that the Toledo casino will be smoke-free.

Nonetheless this portends a long-term threat to financial stability. Should a suburban community succeed in opening one all bets are off.