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31 August 2005
Scarborough Casino To Raise
Profile Of Resort
A
new casino that represents the biggest single leisure
investment in Scarborough for more than 30 years, is set to
open its doors in a few weeks' time.
Nikolas Shaw, the
Scarborough businessman behind the project, says that the
Opera House Casino will be one of the premier gambling
venues in the North of England when it opens in the North
Yorkshire seaside resort on October 26.
Artists' impressions of
the casino, which will create 110 full-time jobs, have just
been released.
The company, with the same
name as its founder, is nearing the end of its three-year
project to bring the North's premier casino to the seaside
resort.
The development boasts 11
gaming tables, 20 electronic gaming terminals and 20 Las
Vegas-style slot machines, as well as three bars and an a la
carte restaurant all over two floors.
The casino is situated on
the former site of the Opera House on St Thomas Street in
the town centre and will be one of only eight privately
operated casinos in the UK.
Applications for free
memberships will be available from September 5.
While the casino's owners
predict 95 per cent of its trade will be from locals and
regular customers in the North Yorkshire area, the
investment has been welcomed by tourist board officials and
local councillors as a great boost to the attractions in the
town.
Graham North, who heads
the Scarborough Forum for Tourism, commented: "This new
development will of course be a popular venue for local
residents but crucially it will broaden and deepen
Scarborough's offer as a tourist and conference
centre.
"We particularly welcome a
private company taking the initiative, and we need more of
this type of quality-led investment that will shape the look
and style of the town in years to come."
Mr Shaw said: "It is great
to be nearing completion of the building, and we are in the
process of recruiting the 110-strong team including
croupiers, catering managers and a range of hospitality
staff, and as the building takes shape we can really start
to see the venue coming alive.
"We have been receiving
approaches for membership already which is encouraging, and
we are looking forward to opening the doors at the end of
October."
The company has used local
Scarborough contractors for many aspects of the project
including property consultants, builders, electrical,
structural and mechanical contractors.
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