Motown star Smokey Robinson testifies before the Pa Gaming Control Board in favor of awarding Majestic Star Casino and his friend Don Barden the slots license. The good news on Dec 20th 2006, Majestic Star was awarded the prize, the only casino license issued to the City of Pittsburgh. The bad news, Barden surrendered 80% of ownership to Billionaire Neil Bluhm after his project ran into financial problems and faced foreclosure