Before the downfall, I think the casinos were in a constant race of building the biggest (and most expensive) place to attract new visitors and as a result became massively overleveraged so when things slowed down, they got caught.

Browse through the vast articles on the sight, concentrate on specific aspect that interest you and then ask specific question.

And about 2% in large denomination chips in a safety deposit box in a Vegas casino

Anyway, enough about me, I am going to browse the forums.

My area of interest is Columbus, and in that city it looks like the proposed casino will be open in late 2012.

BTW...Prudent states like Texas are being forced to pay for the property casino states right now with their tax dollars.

I know we can browse members by occupation and State.

Private devleopment funds investing $100's of millions, local government incentives and tax abatements, new streetcar program just received a $25 million Fed grant and is close to fully funded (and will run directly through OTR connecting UC and downtown), new urban casino development nearby, and with CBD and UC close - it is wedged between the largest employers in the city.I know Cincinnati has a "rust belt" feel to it, and indeed the population has decreased over the past 30 years but has stabilized (will be interested to see 2010 census on the area).

@ Katie I kow it is amazing how much more Ive learned just by browsing the site.

There seems to be quite the abundance of knowledge on this site, which can be a rarity while browsing on the internet now-a-days.