Depending on how adventurous you want to be, you can check out Pigtown which is right next to the casino and the stadium. 

I graduate from the University of Oklahoma in 2012.I'm currently at Southern Nazarene University working on my MBA-Healthcare.I work full time at Riverwind Casino as the 1st aid personnel. 

I was a Casino Dealer for 8 years.

Ottumwa is a big meat packing town, Fairfield is small college town, Riverside has a casino, Amana/Kalona are Amish areas.Biggest issues in that area I would think would be proximity to jobs and meth.  

@Cliff Mccue I've talked to quite abit of investors I know down in chicago, and alot of people aren't pulling permits, obviously I'm basically a virgin when it comes to the bylaws in Chicago, but I know in Canada, if you do work without a permit, depending on your area you might as well just drive by a casino and throw  $30,000 out the window.  

A new casino is going in and new outlet mall where a previously "ghost town" mall had been for quite some time.

I call it credit card hacking though thats probably not a great name for it with cyber crime and all.

There are casinos with hotels and they have leverage.  

@Bill BrandtIt is a C/D type area in east side of LV, near Boulder Station Casino.

The casinos came in and cleaned up all the gang activity.