Opera House Casino | |
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Location |
Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England |
Address | 56-64 St Thomas Street, Scarborough, North Yorkshire. YO11 1DU |
Opening date | 26 October 2005 |
Theme | European Style |
Owner | Nikolas Shaw |
Architect | Frame International |
Coordinates | 54°17′03″N 0°24′02″W / 54.28414°N 0.400455°W |
Website | http://www.operahousecasino.co.uk |
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]
Opera House Casino | |
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Location |
Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England |
Address | 56-64 St Thomas Street, Scarborough, North Yorkshire. YO11 1DU |
Opening date | 26 October 2005 |
Theme | European Style |
Owner | Nikolas Shaw |
Architect | Frame International |
Coordinates | 54°17′03″N 0°24′02″W / 54.28414°N 0.400455°W |
Website | http://www.operahousecasino.co.uk |
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]