Casino promoters face uphill fight
PA ■ Rotorua . Promoters of a casino for Rotorua face an uphill battle in their bid to get the Government’s, backing for -. the scheme. Applications for a casino licence are being turned down wholesale by the office of the Minister of Internal Affairs (Mr Highet), whb ' said . the Cabinet, had recently reaffirmed its opposition to casinos in ’ New Zealand. ,:< We have had applications from all over the country, including Greymouth,' 'Blenheim, and Queenstown,” said
a spokesman for the Minister’s office yesterday.. “The Minister has declined all approaches so far.” A Rotorua businessman who did not wish to; be named indicated "this week that proposals were, being mooted for a casino to be sited in the Government Gardens. ; . •. He said that overseas interests were prepared to back the . scheme,. which would include a high-rise accommodation centre with .convention rooms and casino along the lines of Wrest Point in Tasmania.
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