I was going to write an entry on this topic, and still might, but in the meantime, I just read an article in Toronto Life that echos my thoughts almost exactly.
- “Viva Las Ontario Place” – by Stephen Marche – The question isn’t whether we should have a downtown casino. It’s how we can make it fabulous. An argument for embracing vice
The argument is that instead of figuring out where to tuck away the new casino mandated for Toronto by the OLG, we should be thinking of how to make it really, really great. Hear, hear. It’s a measured, persuasive piece that also covers all the opposing points.