Viva Gran Scala !

Gran Scala is a hugely ambitious project, an amusement and casino resort destination planned for Aragon in north-eastern Spain, is raising some eyebrows and generating quite a buzz in the casino industry. British-based consortium International Leisure Development’s Christian Colus explains what the project means, to Casino International.

With an estimated 25 million visitors a year to its 32 casino hotels, 70 hotels, 232 restaurants and hundreds of shops among its theme parks and attractions, Gran Scala will be second only to Las Vegas in terms of its scope within the casino industry. But is it viable to expect 25 million visitors? Critics have asked questions about supplying water to one of Spain’s driest areas, and Greenpeace says the whole area in Los Monegros should be a nature reserve. Complainants will need to move quickly though – breaking ground for the project is scheduled for September 2008; ILD is not dragging its heels and, according to ILD’s Christian Colus, there is plenty of interest in the development despite concerns of a global financial slowdown…..