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Cobb Center casino plans dismissed3 October 2007DETROIT, Michigan -- As reported by the Detroit News: "A proposal to build a casino atop a renovated Cobo Center, add slot machines to six racetracks throughout the state and redevelop a large swath of land near Detroit City Airport for retail and housing was dismissed Tuesday by city and state officials as unlikely to happen and poorly formulated. "Dubbed the Xanadu Plan, the proposal was reported Tuesday by radio station WWJ. It would privately fund an expansion of Cobo and add a casino to the site, introduce up to 2,000 slot machines at each of Michigan's six horse racing facilities and add another so-called racino facility in Romulus. "...Matt Allen, spokesman for Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, said his office had heard nothing of the plan before Tuesday's radio report..." |