I know this has been discussed in the Tulsa forum, but in case you didn't see it the Tulsa metro area (on Cherokee Nation land) is getting a Hard Rock Hotel and Casino (links below).

The intent of this post isn't to announce it but is really to discuss... why? I'm happy for the Tulsa area and think it's great, I will certainly be traveling up the road to see it, but why is it that since almost day one we have been talking about having a Hard Rock Cafe in Bricktown but could never really pull it off, but the Cherokee Nation somehow managed to swing a deal. What is it that they did that we have not? Is it purely a matter of the casino gambling, or is it something else? What could we have done differently to have seen this developed in the OKC area?

Thoughts?

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