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Originally Posted by Randomguy34
I feel like Hard Rock "won" the most from the community engagement forums. They knew they were going to get tremendous pushback from allying with One Central, so they chose to distance themselves. This meant the audience was focused on attacking One Central, while Hard Rock got fewer direct pushback. Now, Hard Rock can say they were better received than Bally's or River's 78, which also had a lot more vocal opposition.
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I agree. Before the forums I had very little interest in the Hard Rock proposal, but it now seems like a real contender. I like the design of the casino at the 78 best (they are all terrible in their own way to be honest), but their numbers are the lowest and they probably have the strongest and most vocal opposition. They also have the worst location IMO. Bally’s is right near the main branch and Hard Rock is right next to McCormick and museum campus. Hard Rock would be reinforcing a corridor that is a huge tourist draw where as the 78 is really branching off to a new section of downtown that has never been a major draw for tourists.