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Coventry City casino given the go ahead

According to a BBC News item, a US gaming company has been granted a license to open a casino at the new Coventry Arena.

Isle of Capri was given the licence under the Gaming Act of 1968 and the casino is due to open late 2006.

The company had been hoping to open a "super casino" on the site but last week the government announced only one such regional casino will be allowed.

Blackpool has been widely tipped for the pilot location but Isle of Capri is pressing Coventry as an ideal venue.

It says the city's site will be up and running before any other project in the UK.

Coventry City Football Club are due to start playing at the 32,000-seat stadium next season as part of the Arena project.

Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/england/coventry_warwickshire/4435717.stm
Published: 2005/04/12 08:12:47 GMT

Casinos plan 'blow' for Glasgow

The BBC News reported that..."The political deal to scale down plans for eight "super casinos" in the UK to just one has been described as a tourism blow for Glasgow.
The agreement was reached between the government and the Tories so that the Gambling Bill can become law before the UK Parliament is dissolved next week.

Glasgow had been bidding to land one of the "super casino" licences to attract visitors and create thousands of jobs.

The city's chamber of commerce said it was a "blow" to those aspirations.

Chief executive Dr Lesley Sawers added: "Even if the initial licence goes to Blackpool at this time, it is vital that Scotland continues to actively pursue any possibility of future licences that might become available."

The government's Gambling Bill originally included plans to allow an unlimited number of regional "super casinos", with up to 1,250 slot machines.

That was reduced to eight following pressure from Labour backbenchers and charities.

Plans were unveiled in July last year for a casino resort as part of a £562m proposal to redevelop an area at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre beside the River Clyde.

The broader project - called QD2 - includes a "sustainable urban village" including housing, a primary school and 1,500 homes.

On the south side of the Clyde, Rangers FC announced plans in March 2004 for a £120m entertainment complex beside its Ibrox stadium.

This comprises a casino, flats, sport and health facilities."


Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/scotland/4415469.stm
Published: 2005/04/06 08:24:16 GMT