Report
Boosts Manchester Bid
As reported by the Stage: "UK's
only regional casino has been boosted by a new
£50,000 report, alleging that it remains
the only viable alternative to a venue in London.
"The
conclusions of the document, which was commissioned
by the city council and will be issued later
this month, are in contrast to an earlier report,
published last year and undertaken by the Northwest
Regional Development Agency, the North West
Regional Assembly and the Government Office
for the North West. It had recommended Blackpool
as its location of choice for a so-called super
casino.
"The
Manchester bid, which has been drawn up by the
council with casino giants Kerzner International,
would feature two live entertainment centres
with a 5,000 total capacity, which would potentially
generate large amounts of work for light entertainers.
The complex would be located at SportCity, which
housed the last Commonwealth Games…"
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