A blueprint for a British Las Vegas
Friday, May 26th, 2006
Las Vegas: city of lights, sin city. The glitz, the neon, the glamour; the sheer audacity of a commitment to decadence unsurpassed anywhere else on Earth. At least until now. Soon, the jewel of the Nevada, the adult playground of America, might be rivalled by the home of the new super-casino - Sheffield, jewel of south Yorkshire.
Or maybe it will be Cardiff, jewel of the Taff; or Glasgow, adult playground of Strathclyde; or the Wembley stadium complex, Brent (which hasn’t got a snappy nickname as yet, although they are hoping one will be ready sometime in 2008). There’s scope for any of the above - or Greenwich, Manchester, Blackpool or Newcastle - to snaffle the big glittery, luminous, flashing crown of Vegas, in December, when the triumphant shortlisted location for the super-casino is announced. (more…)