Quote Originally Posted by mikeg19 View Post
I I have mixed feelings on the subject because in retrospect, I think the proposed riverfront gambling district would have been better for the city. But hindsight is always 20/20 right?
I've thought alot about this, too, both at the time and now. I have come to the conclusion that it would not have been a good idea. I think it would have been more of an island than either MGM or MotorCity is now, and I think it might have ruined the riverfront's momentum. And the sites of the current MGM and MotorCity would be vacant entirely. And I suspect Greektown might be more Greek, but a heckuva lot fewer people would visit it. I was not a huge supporter of casinos, but they're here and we might as well accept them. My biggest regret about the casinos is that the new source of revenue for the city has allowed the city to delay by years the financial realities it now finds itself in. We would have had to be on a fix-it path a decade ago. But, like everything else, we should analyze history, but plan for the future. How I would have built casinos is now irrelevant. We have what we have. Now, what will we have tomorrow?