Eurovegas 'on hold' until Rajoy agrees to smoking inside casino rooms, reports claim
Friday, July 12, 2013 @ 6:03 PM
AMERICAN tycoon Sheldon Adelson says he will put off starting work on building the Eurovegas complex until Spanish president Mariano Rajoy agrees to change the law so that visitors can smoke inside the building.
Inside sources say Rajoy has already told Adelson he will do this, although the president himself denies having commented either way – merely that the two men discussed the issue.
The start of the process in constructing the Las Vegas style casino resort in Alcorcón (Madrid) is already behind schedule by three months, but regional president Ignacio González has not placed any importance on this, given the sheer size of the project.
And the company behind the resort, Las Vegas Sands, stresses it still fully intends to go ahead.
But the smoking law is rumoured to be a condition as to whether the casino complex will in fact open in Spain.
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