anonplz
Apr 27, 09, 8:44 am
Kind of hard to see how they can be optimistic in an economy like this when big gaming players are headed for bankruptcy but hey, whatever:
The parliament in the Spanish region of Aragon is due to approve a law that would allow the biggest entertainment and leisure complex in Europe to go ahead.
The Gran Scala project proposes building casino-hotels, theme parks and a racecourse in countryside near the village of Ontinena.
The thirteenth century Church of Saint Mary sits on a hill in the centre of Ontinena, like a beacon for moral guidance.
Many Roman Catholics would associate casinos with deadly sins, so the response of Father Lorenzo, the 80-year-old, bespectacled priest, to plans to build a city of casinos and theme parks next to his village, is surprising.
"In general I think it's a good idea," he says.
"I suppose it could bring economic development. But moral development, that depends on the individual."...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8020523.stm
I guess they are aiming for a point equidistant from Madrid and Barcelona.
The parliament in the Spanish region of Aragon is due to approve a law that would allow the biggest entertainment and leisure complex in Europe to go ahead.
The Gran Scala project proposes building casino-hotels, theme parks and a racecourse in countryside near the village of Ontinena.
The thirteenth century Church of Saint Mary sits on a hill in the centre of Ontinena, like a beacon for moral guidance.
Many Roman Catholics would associate casinos with deadly sins, so the response of Father Lorenzo, the 80-year-old, bespectacled priest, to plans to build a city of casinos and theme parks next to his village, is surprising.
"In general I think it's a good idea," he says.
"I suppose it could bring economic development. But moral development, that depends on the individual."...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8020523.stm
I guess they are aiming for a point equidistant from Madrid and Barcelona.