Plans to Create Super Casino are abandoned by Football Club
20 October 2005

The plans to build a Las Vegas styled super-casino in the UK, were recently scrapped by the popular UK football (soccer) team Manchester United. The team had plans to build this super casino next to its Old Trafford ground, but it looks as though those plans won’t be realized any time soon.

In May of 2005, Manchester United PLC decided to join forces with the US based massive gaming corporation, Las Vegas Sands. The partnership was for the purpose of submitting casino complex development plans. The original plans included a slew of wonderful features including a 5-star hotel, health club, sports bar and lavish restaurants.

Unfortunately, while the plans for building such a super casino were initially hopeful, the Manchester United Football Club came to believe that Blackpool was most likely to end up wining the one Government license the club needs for their super casino. Thus, Manchester United decided that it was best to put their plans to rest and stop any further spending on their casino project.

The Manchester United Football Club has made it clear that their decision had nothing to do with the 790 million pound takeover from Malcolm Glazer, as this takeover was not fully completed until well after their initial casino plans had been put together.

Andy Anson, the United Commercial Director, has said that while the football club maintains a strong relationship with both the Trafford Council and Las Vegas Sands Corporation, they have jointly decided with Las Vegas Sands Corp. that it is best not to pursue the proposal at the present time. Therefore, it appears only time will tell if these two groups will come together and create the fantastic super casino they planned for.