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31 October 2005
UK Super Casino Bid Is
Launched
A Teesside town is bidding
to become the home of the UK's only, world-class £150m
super
casino.
The Las
Vegas-style
gambling venue, which has been earmarked for Middlehaven
docklands in Middlesbrough, could create 2,000 new
jobs.
The campaign is being
launched by Mayor Ray Mallon and Tees Valley Regeneration
who want the public to back the bid.
Mr Mallon said the casino,
which would also boast a music arena, would put the town on
the map.
He said: "Opportunities
like this do not come along very often, we must grasp it
with both hands.
"These are exciting times
for Middlesbrough with a new art gallery, public square and
housing regeneration breathing new life into the
town.
"A regional casino and the
associated developments would do that, making Middlesbrough
a destination and stamping our identity on the national
consciousness."
More than 2,400 homes and
500,000 sq ft of leisure space are also to be built on the
Middlehaven site in the next 20 years.
A four-star, casino hotel
would also be built as well as a moveable road bridge across
the Middlehaven dock entrance.
An independent panel was
set up earlier this year to advise the government on the
location of new casinos.
Under the Gambling Act,
only one super casino can be built in the UK, along with 16
other smaller ones.
Cities and towns are being
urged to put in bids.
Concern has been expressed
over the possible impact of a super casino on people living
nearby.
But Chief Executive of
Tees Valley Regeneration Joe Docherty said: "Studies have
proven the regeneration benefits of attracting such
developments."
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