Quote Originally Posted by Gistok View Post

"The Rivertown was originally intended to be the location of all three of Detroit's permanent casinos. Speculators moved in and drove up the real estate prices forcing the city to abandon the idea. Unfortunately, the damage was already done. The majority of the businesses in the district had been sold or shut down in anticipation of a payday that never came. At that point, the majority of Rivertown became a ghost town."
It's ironic, too, that the reason Archer gave for moving to the riverfront was that the locations the casinos were considering had already been bid up due to speculators. So, in a stroke of genius, he decides to move them instead to prime riverfront property where a vibrant nightlife existed alongside many long standing businesses, and disrupt everything.