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Walker
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A Broadway Commons casino is raising hopes of an economic boon. Will that happen?
BY ALEXANDER COOLIDGE, LISA BERNARD-KUHN, AND GREGORY KORTE Ã¢â‚¬Â¢ DECEMBER 17, 2009

Over the next three years, the vast sea of concrete parking lots at Broadway Commons will be transformed into a $346 million casino development with up to 5,000 slot machines and tables full of gamblers.

Construction will put 2,134 people to work, if developers' promises prove out. Once it opens, the casino might hire another 1,800 workers.

READ MORE: http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20091217/EDIT03/912200307/1055/NEWS/Uncommon+Expectations

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Carrie Rathod, president of the Pendleton Neighborhood Council, says she's encouraged by casino owner Gilbert's talk of integrating the casino into the fabric of downtown. Still, she's pushing city officials to give local residents more than an occasional public hearing.

"We don't just want to be heard. We want a seat at the table in the process," she says. "There's limited time to influence the process. We don't want Las Vegas-style neon lights casting a glow over our historic neighborhood."

Two days after the election, City Manager Milton R. Dohoney assembled a 14-member team of top city officials - which he'll personally lead - to coordinate casino planning.

I really think Columbus should be moving in this direction as well.

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Walker
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Does Penn want to integrate the Columbus Casino into the fabric of Downtown, though? It sounds like the site was selected because it's slightly off the beaten path of the rest of the Arena District. I've read a lot of people tout the site as more ideal for Downtown because of the somewhat secluded nature of that site.

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Walker wrote >>
Does Penn want to integrate the Columbus Casino into the fabric of Downtown, though? It sounds like the site was selected because it's slightly off the beaten path of the rest of the Arena District. I've read a lot of people tout the site as more ideal for Downtown because of the somewhat secluded nature of that site.

They've stated pretty clearly they want to integrate it into the fabric of the Arena District. Now, not everyone believes them, but that's why I want to see people (and the city) being pro-active to make sure they follow through on that promise.

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I agree that it is time to start working with them. I will probably never go there, but I do want it to mesh with the fabric of the area and I see it as another reason for people to be down there. I am going with the 'any publicity is good publicity' approach.

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Walker
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Photo album of the casino site in Cincinnati:

http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Site=AB&Date=20091217&Category=edit03&ArtNo=912170809&Ref=PH

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JaredThompson
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Is there a photo description of the Columbus site?

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Looks like other cities in Ohio are embracing the casinos. The site in Cincy sure looks like it could handle it. They have done a lot to develop their downtown in the last few years. I think it is the most walkable city in Ohio and 14th in the country if my memory holds correct (of course there are probably a million different 'most walkable' surveys).

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Walker
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Thursday, April 15, 2010
Casino developer closes on Cincinnati purchase
BUSINESS FIRST OF COLUMBUS - BY Lucy May

Rock Ventures LLC on Thursday said it has completed the purchase of the 20-acre Broadway Commons site in downtown Cincinnati where it will develop a casino.

READ MORE: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/stories/2010/04/12/daily31.html

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Latest casino sketch released
BY ALEXANDER COOLIDGE
MAY 3, 2010

Cincinnati's future casino will face downtown, instead of turning its back as an early rendering suggested.

Having emphasized their desire to embrace the surrounding community, casino developer Rock Ventures has released an updated rendering of what the casino might look like. The new drawing shows the front of the casino complex at Broadway Commons facing southwest toward downtown. An earlier rendering issued during the campaign suggested it might front Interstate 71.

READ MORE: http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20100503/BIZ01/5040321/Latest-casino-sketch-released

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Walker wrote >>
Latest casino sketch released
BY ALEXANDER COOLIDGE
MAY 3, 2010
Cincinnati's future casino will face downtown, instead of turning its back as an early rendering suggested.
Having emphasized their desire to embrace the surrounding community, casino developer Rock Ventures has released an updated rendering of what the casino might look like. The new drawing shows the front of the casino complex at Broadway Commons facing southwest toward downtown. An earlier rendering issued during the campaign suggested it might front Interstate 71.
READ MORE: http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20100503/BIZ01/5040321/Latest-casino-sketch-released

Their rendering seems to fit in with the feel of the neighborhood. I hope that now that it's located in the suburbs, it doesn't reflect the neighborhood it's going into - set way back off the road with a vast concrete wasteland all around it.

It definitely looks as though the Cincinnati site is ideal, but I was reading in the Plain Dealer that there are problems with acquiring the land for the Cleveland casino, and postponed opening until 2013 (with talk of a temporary location in the meantime).

It seems as that if we (in Columbus) are to have any influence on what the casino looks like, now is the time to speak up.

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Walker
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Harrah's to spin here
Posted by James Nash, Statehouse reporter on August 12, 2010 11:49 AM

One of the best-known names in gambling, Harrah's, is coming to Ohio.

The giant Las Vagas-based casino operator announced today that it has reached a non-binding agreement with Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert to operate his casinos in Cleveland and Cincinnati.

READ MORE: http://blog.dispatch.com/dailybriefing/2010/08/harrahs_to_spin_here.shtml

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Walker
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Work on new casino means 1,500 parking spots to vanish in November
BY ALEXANDER COOLIDGE Ã¢â‚¬Â¢ SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Casino construction on Broadway Commons will eliminate 1,500 parking spaces starting in November, which has sent local officials scrambling.

Site owner Rock Gaming will start building a 350,000 square foot complex and a 3,500-spot parking garage for its future customers late this year. With heavy equipment moving to the site and excavation and other work starting, the site will be fenced off to the public.

READ MORE: http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20100908/BIZ01/309080036/1-500-parking-spots-vanishing

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Can Cincinnati casino revitalize downtown?
BY ALEXANDER COOLIDGE
NOVEMBER 12, 2010

The grounds are being cleared, and a glittering casino will soon take shape. Now, all bets are on the developers: Can they deliver a casino that revitalizes downtown and kicks up development, helping boost neighborhoods, restaurants, hotels, shops and bars?

Rock Gaming officials say that bet is as good today as it was last year when they sold voters on a casino at Broadway Commons. In the 12 months since, they've hired contractors and architects and partnered with Harrah's Entertainment to bring worldwide gambling cache to town.

READ MORE: http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20101112/BIZ01/11140302/-1/frontpage/Can-Cincinnati-casino-deliver-

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Hearing set on casino construction
THE ENQUIRER Ã¢â‚¬Â¢ JANUARY 30, 2011

The City of CincinnatiÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s Job Creation Committee will hold a public hearing Monday from 1-4 p.m. at City Hall to discuss the pending construction of a casino on the east side of Downtown.

READ MORE: http://news.cincinnati.com/article/AB/20110130/NEWS0108/110130004/Hearing-set-on-casino-construction

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Big groundbreaking for downtown Cincinnati casino
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Associated Press

The new casino scheduled to open in late 2012 in downtown Cincinnati will be named Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati.

Developers, including Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert, announced the name at a groundbreaking ceremony Friday at the site of the $400 million project. They said construction should start within weeks and create more than 2,000 jobs.

READ MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2011/02/06/br1.html?sid=101

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Indy casino offers preview of Cincy site
Business First
Date: Monday, February 7, 2011

The operators of the in-development Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati promise an "elegant, conservative" feel to the site, much like a sister facility in Indiana that's seen as an example of what might go in Ohio, the Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

READ MORE: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/morning_call/2011/02/indy-casino-offers-peek-at-cincy-site.html

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City panel finds Cincinnati casino design ghostly, jarring
Business Courier - by Dan Monk
Date: Tuesday, February 8, 2011

At the start of a two-hour meeting, Rock Gaming LLC principal Steve Rosenthal told Cincinnati's Urban Design Review Board that exterior design work was about 70 percent done for the planned Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati. Near the end of that same meeting, he said designers have "a whole bunch more to do."

In between those two assessments, members of the advisory panel used words like "hodgepodge," "jarring," "ghostly" and "missed opportunity" to describe site plans and renderings for the planned downtown casino. The overriding theme of the criticism was that the site lacked continuity and fails to connect the $400 million project to its surrounding environment.

READ MORE: http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2011/02/08/city-design-panel-finds-casino-design.html

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Casinos projecting fewer gamblers, cutting into expected tax revenue
Business First
Date: Monday, February 14, 2011

The developers of Ohio's four casinos are planning to install fewer gambling seats than projected in their successful 2009 campaign, which likely will mean millions less for local governments, the Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

Developers Penn National Gaming Inc. and Rock Gaming LLC are eyeing opening all four sites next year with 11,519 seats, which analysts say would generate up to $1.6 billion in annual revenue. Two years ago, the casinos said they were looking to open with 18,960 seats for a projected revenue haul of $2 billion.

READ MORE: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/morning_call/2011/02/casinos-seat-projections-dwindle.html

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Walker
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Cincinnati casino developers get ready to hire for construction jobs
Business First
Date: Wednesday, March 16, 2011

The developers of Cincinnati's casino are hosting a meeting next week for companies interested in serving as subcontractors on the project, the Cincinnati Business Courier reports.\

READ MORE: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/morning_call/2011/03/cincy-casino-developers-gear-up-for.html

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