In other places, such as Biloxi, Detroit, and Philadelphia, the presence of one or more casinos signals a city scrambling for quick and easy funds, a city that has lost a sense of itself. “the Bowtie.” It’s already a locus of sensory overstimulation, integral to New York City’s brand, with the sort of buzz casinos are generally built to gin up. When I heard about the Times Square casino proposal, I was shocked that anyone would want to drop a casino at the exact spot where Broadway crosses Seventh Avenue, a.k.a. Rendering of the proposed casino at 1515 Broadway.