Thursday, September 07, 2006

As reported by the BBC News: "A super-casino in Sheffield would generate
14,000 jobs in the city over 20 years, it has been claimed. "Sheffield City
Council quoted the figure at a meeting of the Casino Advisory Panel to
discuss the impact of a Las Vegas style super-casino. ".Council chief
executive Sir Bob Kerslake said Sheffield offered an ideal location to
'pilot' the idea of a super-casino. "...Sir Bob told the panel the casino
would directly create 1,500 jobs in an area ripe for regeneration. "But he
said the long-term impact on the area would be much greater. He said that as
well as 14,000 jobs over 20 years, the casino would generate £217m in extra
economic activity in the same period."