Public meetings for a Hard Rock casino and Bally's have already been held. South Loop residents discussed Rivers 78 Thursday.
CHICAGO -- A clout-heavy group of casino developers on Thursday pitched South Loop residents on their plan to build a brand new"neighborhood from the ground up" that they say will create a new"epicenter of Chicago tourism."The proposal spearheaded by billionaire casino tycoon Neil Bluhm's Rush Street Gaming and Chicago megadeveloper Related Midwest has its sights set on a rare slice of undeveloped Loop-adjacent land south of Roosevelt Road and west of Clark Street.
They raised many of the concerns that have been leveled against the other bidders, including increased traffic, the potential for more crime and the threat of gambling addiction. "A casino in my neighborhood is not going to do anything for me," an 11-year-old South Looper said."How can I feel safer as a kid when you build a casino as my neighbor?"
The Rivers 78 team argued their $1.6 billion bid stands out with an extension of the Chicago Riverwalk to Ping Tom Park, a 300-room hotel and a 1,078-foot observation tower that Related Midwest president Curt Bailey has dubbed"an Eiffel Tower for Chicago."
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