Oh great, sounds like a real meritocracy then
You know it
But do you have any experience in building casinos?
No. My Cousin-In-Law does, though.
- To me, casinos are obnoxious and low-brow
I couldn't agree more, especially the two currently located in/around Columbus, which are located in bad/remote areas on the outskirts of town. The idea here is to build a "high-brow" rooftop casino that would attract an entirely different market segment.
I hate losing money on lame "games" of chance w/ shit odds. There are fun games—video games, cards, board games, RPGs, trivia, sports, Chess, Flip Cup, Edward 40-Hands—but I fail to see how slot machines constitute a "game".
Gambling isn't solely about winning or losing money for a lot of people. A lot of people simply enjoy the entertainment aspect of the whole casino experience. Winning money is just a bonus.
To me, gambling is idiotic
I agree 100%. But there are quite a few people who think otherwise. I'm not a big fan of gambling. At all. I actually only gamble maybe once or twice a year. What I am a big fan of is
entertainment. I think it would be quite entertaining to sit atop a 60+ story Skyscraper, have a few cocktails, and roll the dice a few times whilist overlooking the confluence of the Scioto and Olentangy rivers and the Skyline of Downtown Columbus. I don't think I'm alone.
I do accept that others seemingly have fun losing money.
Again, it's not all necessarily about winning/losing money for a lot of people. Casinos are more about
entertainment than anything (for me at least).
I think what you crave is recognition for your ability to have a vision and see it through.
Not necessarily, I mean recognition is great and all, but as I said, what I really crave is for people to enjoy what I have envisioned.
Why not aim for a few smaller ventures first? Music venue / art gallery to promote the local scene?
We have plenty of those already.
Why so many maybes? If I were an investor and this were your pitch, it would turn me off.
Excellent point. I have to stop using indecisive terminology. Thank you.
Also not wanting any money makes your motives seem questionable.
Good point as well. Let me rephrase: I don't want
all of the money. I'm not in it for the money, I'm in it for the greater good of the investors and the City of Columbus as a whole.
Sort of, but not really. I honest to god am driven by the fact I know it would work. And work spectacularly well.
- I've learned the hard way that just b/c I have an idea does not make it a good one…
I've thought about it a lot, and I'm certain this is a good idea and one that would work spectacularly well. Moreover, I think it's a concept others would
enjoy immensely.
- and consider: it is sometimes more satisfying to help someone else like your significant other to realize their dreams and not be focused on your own. Taking care of others is taking care of yourself, b/c there is only one of us.
I've taken care of others (my disabled Father) for most of my adult life. At this point in time I don't really have a s/o, so....
No, it's the one thing that is, by definition, perfectly rated. But it's interesting: "money is overrated" = privilege statement.
No. Not a privilege statement. I don't come from privilege. My extended family does, my friends do, but I do not. Once upon a time I came from privilege, but we lost it all a long time ago (that's a story for another time).
What I meant by that statement is that money isn't everything to me. I'm not necessarily in it for the money. I'm in it to see others others enjoy what I have envisioned. Now, would I like some money? Sure! I'll take a million or two maybe, or maybe just a good 6-Figure job. But I really don't think having extraordinarily large sums of money is going to make me a whole lot happier in the long run.
That's easy to say when it's not on the proverbial table yet. It's otherwise laughably indicative of privilege, again.
See above ^^
Wow, what a luxury to be able to say that. Do you see the pattern in the last three statements?
Are you implying I have money? Who said I have money? I don’t have no money my man

. My friends? my extended family?
they have money. Me? I'm more or less poverty-stricken (for the moment at least....)
Money is like manure. If you pile it up, it stinks, but when you spread it around, it helps everything grow.
+1. What an excellent statement. I'm going to remember that one. I agree 110%
Perhaps what you do with hundreds of millions of dollars is establish generational wealth for your family, setup passive income streams so the money just earns you more money. Donate to causes you believe in. Start an endowment fund. Sponsor artists and musicians whom you really like and help them find their way to the top.
Yup. I already know exactly what I'd do if I had hundreds of millions of dollars: I'd give it away to special projects. I'm primarily interested in river/stream restoration projects, that's my
other dream, to dump a bunch of money into restoring rivers to their pre-Whiteman habitat.
Word to the wise: don't use that line "trust me" if you pitch this idea. It shouldn't require much trust; you should be able to demonstrate the numbers. You need solid facts, figures, and projections.
Agreed. Let me try this again:
The proposed site sits just adjacent to Downtown Columbus at the confluence of the Scioto and Olentangy rivers.
The areas immediately to the Northwest/North/Northeast (
Grandview Heights/
Italian Village/
Short North) have seen absolutely incredible growth in the past 10 years.
The Peninsula special development zone sits just Southeast, within walking distance.
The
Franklinton neighborhood sits just Southwest, within walking distance. It is in the early stages of re-development, and will almost surely mirror the Short North / Italian Villiage area within 10 years' time.
Lower.Com Field,
Huntington Park, and
Nationwide Arena are again, within walking distance as well. As is Downtown Columbus, the Capital City of Ohio.
There are currently two casinos in the greater Columbus area: The main one, the
Hollywood Casino, sits in an old GM Plant on the western outskirts of town in a poor, destitute area with zero hotels even remotely close by. The other, the
Scioto Downs / Eldorado Casino sits even further away from the City, basically in the middle of cornfields, again with zero hotels even remotely close by.
I've heard from numerous, numerous residents that there is a strong desire for a casino within walking distance of the "action" areas of Downtown. I firmly believe an upscale, luxury-focused rooftop casino-hotel overlooking the confluence of the Scioto/Olentangy rivers and Downtown Skyline would be a spectacular fit for the area and for Downtown Columbus as a whole:
I've been to Columbus, Dayton, Cleveland, and Akron before. It's the land of overweight, cow-like people who sound like Fargo extras, doanchaknow? Sarah Palin-type shit. (except for spots like Youngstown)
We don't talk like that, believe me.
Yeah right, everyone sounds like Ned Flanders, William H Macy, and the mom from Sat morning cartoon, Bobby's World.
Ok, maybe we talk like that....
No offense, but sing-song-y midwestern accents frankly make me want to blow my brains out… or just avoid the midwest.
We are sing-song-y, it's in our nature, we're nice people!
Wrong. And what is this because you assume I'm liberal?
Liberal and apparently well-educated. Also, you hate on Mid-Westerners, who does that!? We're nice people!
To have the luxury to say that "money is overrated" is perhaps something that should give you pause.
Once again, you're misinterpreting what I said. Money isn't everything. Money can't buy happiness. There's more to life than money. I accomplished everything I ever wanted to in life and got paid $19/hr to do it. I was beyond happy. You're thinking I myself am wealthy when I simply am not.
The smug cloud this puts out could cause a blackout in the national-franchises-and-chains-clotted city of Columbus, OH. Nah, it can't be that bad, can it? I looked around on Google Maps, and goddamn if it isn't all Applebee's and some ubiquitous sports bar chain dotting Columbus called Rusty Bucket Restaurant and Tavern, plus a healthy sprinkling of Olive Gardens, Ruby Tuesdays, Cheesecake Factory, and another Guy Fieri cash-grab abomination with a 2/5-star average review…Yay slapitalism.
You won't find any of those anywhere even remotely close to where the proposed project site is. Look at the restaurants in the
Short North, you'll see what I'm getting at.
I'm probably a snob and a bit of a pedantic hipster douche. Goddamn it.
A smart one at that...
[farts in wine snifter; breathes deeply] Gonna build a casino? Good for youuuuuuuuuuuuu… Thaaaaaaaanks
