{"id":22336,"date":"2013-09-04T09:02:52","date_gmt":"2013-09-04T09:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/?p=22336"},"modified":"2013-09-04T09:02:52","modified_gmt":"2013-09-04T09:02:52","slug":"new-milton-keynes-casino-to-open-thursday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/new-milton-keynes-casino-to-open-thursday\/","title":{"rendered":"New Milton Keynes casino to open Thursday"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_22339\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/milton-keynes-casino1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22339\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-22339\" alt=\"Getting ready for the big opening this Thursday\" src=\"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/milton-keynes-casino1-300x198.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-22339\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Getting ready for the big opening this Thursday<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Aspers the UK casino operator will open the\u00a0 largest casino outside of London\u00a0in Milton Keynes this Thursday 5th September. The company that went through a 6 year process to seal the deal with the local council has invested over \u00a315 million in the new development and created 250 new jobs.<\/p>\n<p>On awarding the license the head of Milton Keynes council said, \u201cThe winning bid was judged to provide the best all round package to Milton Keynes. It will provide not only a new completely different \u2013 yet responsibly managed \u2013 kind of leisure facility for Milton Keynes, but numerous associated facilities and benefits for the local community, as well as creating scores of jobs.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the deal the casino will give at least \u00a3500,000 a year for the life of the casino to the council in order to support local communities with new initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>The casino operator has high hopes for their new casino in Milton Keynes with its location in the South East Midlands there are more than eight million people living within a one hour drive of the new development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aspers the UK casino operator will open the  largest casino outside of London in Milton Keynes this Thursday. 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