On August 17, 2006, the first phase of the rebuilding opened with a 495-room hotel and a new land-based casino.

The city's only land-based casino has folded, too.

"I'm sure you'll see land-based casinos in Mississippi," he said.

It is one of the largest land-based casinos in the state of Illinois.

That has meant more stress on the Quarter, from an aquarium to the city's first land-based casino (the others must be on water).

If the State Legislature ever approves land-based casinos in the city, the commission would perform the same role for those applications.

Harrah's, the state's only land-based casino, opened to fanfare in 1999.

"I personally believe our product is synergistic to land-based casinos, so we don't consider them competition," he added.

Comps are commonly available at land-based casinos, but also exist online.

And Harrah's, which has exclusive rights to operate the city's only land-based casino, was unenthusiastic.