Your parking ticket will be validated for FREE parking after the geo-fenced chip you are given upon entering the casino confirms a minimum 2 hour stay within the confines....no exits and reentries....of the casino.
Should be enough time for the city to be assured that the 'house' will relieve the gamblers of enough money at a 33% cut to more than make up for the parking revenue give back.
You're not coming in here to slip out the back door for dinner and a movie, Sparky. In fact, put that on an electric sign at the entrance.
I just made that up, but it sure TF sounds like a technically feasible solution for the parking issue. LOL!
No question the Thompson center comes down and some new traffic configurations need to be created.
But yeah, the convention center location makes the most sense for the reasons we've both mentioned.