# Casino Decision Day **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [December 20, 2006, 7:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/casino-decision-day/186928 "2006-12-20T07:27:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 72
**Author:** ![kilmer420](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/d6d6ee/32.png) [@kilmer420](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kilmer420)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2006, 1:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/casino-decision-day/186928/72 "2006-12-20T13:29:00Z")
> [@Benefit for my daughter April 14th.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/benefit-for-my-daughter-april-14th/24487/70): > > what it comes down to is that we had a plan that gave us a new $260mill arena for FREE and also 100% secured our hockey team here and we denied it…real fucking smart. according to the post gazette our mayor is asking mario to pull strings 🙂 ☹ here is to hope and not k.c. penguins … [http://www.pittsburghpostgazette.com/pg/06354/747594-100.stm](http://www.pittsburghpostgazette.com/pg/06354/747594-100.stm) Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl and Allegheny County Chief Executive Dan Onorato said at a press conference today that they have already spoken to Mr. Barden and hope to arrange a meeting about his plans as soon as tomorrow. Both said they understood he has reiterated his commitment to helping fund an arena and redevelop the Hill. They also said they are still backing a new arena. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/casino-decision-day/186928)._