Thoughts on a city ran casino.

Sorry for the lack of post as of late but with my new job hours it is hard to post but I will when I can, it is also hard to go to meeting however I still will keep updated on all the issues as I will watch the meeting on the net on the city's page.  So councilors don't think for one minute you are off the hook LOL.


Now just some general thoughts on a city ran casino.  I love the idea of a city ran casino to compete with found duluth, and as a source for revenue for our roads again remember it would be a for profit casino so first and for most it would need to make money.

With that in mind my first thought is that the city needs to take a go big or go home approach on this.  Meaning it can't what our current casino is, it needs to be bigger and better then that, much like black bear is.  It needs to have a buffet and a concert hall along with all the slots and and black jack tables.  A bingo hall and poker room would be a huge plus as well.  We need to consider competing with black bear because just having another small casino like the one we already have will not draw people to a new one.


Where should it be, right now councilor Hanson has said he would like to use the DECC.  Well I like that idea I do have a couple concerns with it, as of now the city has it set up so any moneys collected in the downtown water front areas needs to stay there, meaning that only roads in that area would benefit from the casino as of now.  Yes the city could change that.  My other concern is what part of the DECC is it going to take?  If he means DECC the big arena part where are all the things that go there now going to do, I would have to lose the boat and home show or see them have to down size the shows.  If it is in the DECC there is a lot of space however.

A talk show host has floated an idea to have it in West Duluth however there is a problem there as well if you have to far out no one will go that far as we know most of this action takes place downtown and perhaps should stay in that area, maybe you look for a big enough building downtown to develop.  I don't know the answer as of yet but lets look at and see the best place to develop a large casino in Duluth.

Now I don't believe the casino would have to have a hotel in it however they could run specials with a hotel in the area.