Atlanta Motor Speedway has reportedly revealed plans for a $1 billion casino resort at the racetrack.
Local news source 11 Alive reports that President Ed Clark said the resort would include a hotel, condos, restaurants and maybe even a theme park and concert venue.
A rendering of the proposed resort includes an indoor and outdoor water park, and a “Top Golf interactive driving range,” 11 Alive’s Jason Braverman reports.
>>CLICK HERE TO SEE RENDERINGS OF THE PROPOSED RESORT.
“They think the location, only 29 miles from downtown Atlanta and 21 miles from Hartsfield-Jackson, is a prime reason, Braverman adds. “There are also roughly 8.5 million people within a couple of hours' drive of the speedway.”
The Atlanta Business Chronicle reports that Clark's proposal "mirrors the type of casino resort supporters of legalizing casino gambling have long envisioned and have written into various legislative proposals introduced during past General Assembly sessions."
Braverman says Clark believes the project would create some “3,000 construction jobs and 4,000 to 5,000 permanent jobs in the suburban region near the track.”