Riviera casino, hotel plan stays on track close to Barnhart - 2004-03-08
The plan for a casino in Jefferson County hasn't been highlighted recently, but the Las Vegas company fueling the proposal and a local group backing it claim plans for a $170 million gambling, hotel and entertainment facility are still very much in play.
Recently, most of the focus has been on efforts to establish new casinos in downtown St. Louis and south St. Louis County, but Ed Hittler, president of Voices for Progress, a grass-roots group publicizing economic development in Jefferson County, argues the Riviera proposal is the best one on the table.
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