Gran Scala

{Gran Scala} Las Vegas comes to Aragon

While the UK has turned its back on the super casino concept, it appears that Spain is about to welcome it with open arms and wide open spaces.

A vast casino world-style idea is planned for the arid Los Monegros area near Zaragoza, a dream for some, a nightmare for others.
The 5,000 acre spread will feature 32 – yes, that’s right, 32 – casinos, 70 hotels, five theme parks and a bullring. There will be replicas of the Egyptian pyramids, various Roman temples and, for some reason only known to the promoters, the Pentagon.
In short, Aragon is backing bad taste to the hilt – and anticipating making a financial killing and solving local unemployment into the bargain.
The Gran Scala as it will be known, will cost around 25 billion dollars to build and will be ready for its first punters in 2015. The project is the brainchild of a consortium of foreign companies under the umbrella name of International Leisure Development.
A jubilant Marcelino Iglesias, regional president of Aragon, said: “This is an important day for Aragon. Gran Scala is a great hope for all of us.”
The city, which will be the second largest of its kind after Las Vegas itself, is expected to attract up to 25 million visitors a year.
The plan has been welcomed by all political parties except for Izquierda Unida which had no hesitation in labeling it “a barbarity” in view of the effect it will have on the local environment.

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