It is a center that provides entertainment in the way of restaurants and bars, and at least 12 luxury apartments that will be condominium quality.

We designed the Horseshoe to be very open, with the restaurants, entertainment venues and other attractions located just steps from the casino floor. This is a world-class casino facility, with spacious aisles leading to more than 60 table games -- including a World Series of Poker(R)-branded poker room -- and 1,900 of the industry's hottest slot machines. This is truly a one-of-a-kind facility in the Midwest.

A year ago I had the luxury of being able to project 90 percent of our lineup in the off-season.

Ours are more regularly scheduled type entertainment. Theirs would be more special-event oriented.

The ability to expand and put money into our facilities and develop new markets is a luxury that in many cases is not available. We have record sales, yet one can only wonder what it would be without the water-access constraint.

Lifestyle centers are the hottest concept in America today.