NEC Bid Leads Birmingham Super Casino Race

The bid for a super casino at the National Exhibition Centre has emerged as a front-runner in an independent inquiry commissioned by the Government.

Blackpool, seen as favourite to win the competition for a regional super casino may have been ruled out of the race because it might not have enough space.

The conclusions are in a report from planning consultancy Roger Tym & Partners for the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, although Government officials insisted no decisions had been made about where the super casino will go.

It highlights Birmingham as a potential super casino site, although it appears to refer to Solihull's plans for a facility by the NEC rather than rival proposals for a gaming complex at Birmingham City Football Club's proposed new stadium in Saltley.