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Vegas. Since Asia is closer to the West Coast on the other side of the Pacific.
BINGO! So... why are the heavy hitters gravitating that way?
"...Wynn Resort, MGM Resorts International and Caesars Entertainment were all part of the lobbying effort in Tallahassee, which was spearheaded by Adelson"
Miami has the most potential among cities in the us besides NYC. Miami will be like London, Paris, Tokyo and NYC you just watch
I would not go that far. But Miami continues to improve as a city and it already a internationally well known city. And a global city.
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no, it wont
You know one thing way too many people FORGET is how young Miami is! Miami was founded in 1896 Miami is only 115 years old. There are very very few cities in the entire world which are only 115 years old and have a metro area population of over 5 million. Honestly I can't think of any city in the world which is that young with that large of a population and being the global city it is. When Miami was just a small town of 300 people, Tokyo, New York, Chicago, London, Paris, San Francisco were all large cities already in the world spot light. People need to remember this.
As for the Casinos I think they are a great idea for Miami. Now the city does not need a lot of them there needs to be a strict limit on where and how many. I think there should just be a few large ones and thats it. But the amount of money it would make for the state, county and city governments would be great! Along with the increase of tourism and it would help get dowtown even better with more tourist in the area, more establishments for people move in. Again the locations and amounts need to be limited. And I think if it could get approved building a casino in Miami will be an absolute GOLD MINE!! The amount of money that would be made would be crazy.
BINGO! So... why are the heavy hitters gravitating that way?
"...Wynn Resort, MGM Resorts International and Caesars Entertainment were all part of the lobbying effort in Tallahassee, which was spearheaded by Adelson"
It will tell you if you read the news article in the first post.
You know one thing way too many people FORGET is how young Miami is! Miami was founded in 1896 Miami is only 115 years old. There are very very few cities in the entire world which are only 115 years old and have a metro area population of over 5 million. Honestly I can't think of any city in the world which is that young with that large of a population and being the global city it is. When Miami was just a small town of 300 people, Tokyo, New York, Chicago, London, Paris, San Francisco were all large cities already in the world spot light. People need to remember this.
Not to take away from your main point, but of the cities you mentioned, actually Chicago is a similarly young city. Chicago is technically a bit older than Miami, though not by much, but Miami was settled slightly earlier. (Miami was settled in 1825, but incorporated in 1896, whereas Chicago was founded & settled in 1833). Chicago blew up from literally nothing to over a million people by the late 19th century, and then added 2 million more in the following 3 decades.
Miami blew up in the early 20th century (not so dramatically as Chicago).
But right now those two cities are headed in different directions I think, and Miami has a bright future.
San Francisco was also a mid-late 19th century boom town, and never got as big as Chicago, but it's metro area is over 5 million.
And globally, there are a number of small towns in China that have blown up into large cities in the past 20 years during China's urban/industrial boom, but of course none of them are on the same planet as Miami in terms of global stature.
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