Opera House Casino, Scarborough
Casino in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England
54°17′03″N 0°24′02″W / 54.28414°N 0.400455°W / 54.28414; -0.400455
The Opera House Casino is a casino located in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England. It took three years to build and was expected to employ about 110 people,[1] when it opened in October 2005.
The casino was a £7 million development funded by the Shaw family, headed by Nikolas Shaw and was the biggest entertainment investment in Scarborough for over thirty years.[2] It was the first privately funded casino in the UK since the gambling laws were amended by the Gambling Act 2005.[1]
The casino is some 23,000 square feet (2,100 m2) in size.[citation needed] On opening it was reported to have eleven gaming tables, twenty electronic gambling terminals and the same number of slot machines, and a number of bars.[1] It holds Texas Hold'em Poker tournaments in one of its bars where up to 55 players can be seated.[citation needed]
The casino broke British records by signing up over 5,000 members before it had even opened.[2]
References
- ^ a b c "New casino openings for Scarborough and Newcastle". Leisure Report. 1 December 2005. Archived from the original on 18 November 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2012. (subscription required)
- ^ a b "Scarborough Casino: friend or foe?". Where I Live – North Yorkshire. BBC. Retrieved 31 October 2008.
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