London Clubs Submits Casino Application As reported by UK Times: "London Clubs International (LCI), the casino operator, has submitted an application to open a casino at the Grosvenor House Hotel on London's exclusive Park Lane, The Times has learnt. "The company plans to spend between £8 million and £9 million creating a 19,000 sq ft casino to cash in on the guests who use the hotel's conference and banqueting facilities. LCI has secured consent from the Gambling Commission and has applied to Westminster magistrates for a full gaming licence. The application is expected to be one of the first to be heard when magistrates reconvene. "Barry Hardy, LCI's executive deputy chairman, said that, subject to licensing and planning consent, the company had agreed with Marriott, which operates Grosvenor House, to take a lease on a former bank premises next door to the hotel. "…The development of a casino is part of a £90 million revamp of the Grosvenor House, which will see the 76-year-old property transformed into a 500-room JW Marriott hotel over the next two years…" | 
