While the move had been anticipated for a while now, the Atlanta City Council confirmed what everyone had been thinking. They will be supporting a casino hotel complex that is being proposed for Underground Atlanta.

Dan O’Leary is the man behind the proposal. He is planning a $500 million casino and hotel complex to help revive the struggling area. The money that would be generated would be used for the city and metro region and also would raise money for the HOPE Scholarship Program.

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Well, i am not surprised:

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What is your opinion, i would like to hear you-leave a comment or discuss it in the forum!!

I just came across this post from Rachel Tobin Ramos today, who is on the topic since years but i have to ask seriously…what is your point, pointing out the richest family in ATL has ties to Delaware?

Isn’t it a common thing to have some “Vitamin R”(R for relationships) ??

No, on a more serious note whats wrong with have networking going on? , just my 2 cents…..ok ok her is the article:

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Can a casino at Underground Atlanta create a powerful economic engine for Atlanta?

The answer depends on where you cast your bet.

By RACHEL TOBIN RAMOS
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Sunday, March 08, 2009

Some casinos in rural Southern states such as Alabama and Mississippi have turned farmland into money crops with hotels and casinos sprouting jobs and millions of tourists. Tunica, Miss., is now the third largest casino destination in the United States, with nine casinos. And new casinos in Pennsylvania are performing well.

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By ERIC STIRGUS

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

City approves video lottery in Underground Atlanta
Lottery Board must still sign off on casino plan

The Atlanta City Council voted Monday to take a gamble in support of a plan to put video lottery terminals in Underground Atlanta, a venture that proponents say will initially bring about $350 million a year to the Atlanta region.
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