Viva Two-Mile Borris

Well if Casinos are still illegal in Ireland, then the Gardai are doing a damn poor job of enforcing the law cos I know of at least 3 rural towns with a casino.
Roulette, Poker, BlackJack are all staples and people win and lose big.
They're not secret,s either. Well advertised and open every night.

A 'super casino' might do well in a city but in Bog Vegas, I doubt it.

I agree with beffers above...not surprising Lowry is involved.
 

They are "private members' clubs" where the normal rules of gambling do not apply, similar to how you can play a game of cards in your house.

This kind of casino would be the sort of place that you can rock up, play a few games without any paperwork and leave again.


It will never happen in Ireland because of the relatively liberal gaming laws elsewhere. The two biggest casino centres in the world are Macau and Las Vegas. The key reason for them is that they are surrounded by major population centres where gambling is illegal. People in California, Texas, Arizona go to Las Vegas. People in China go to Macau. In fact, a third of the world's population live within five hours travel of Macau.

Ireland is right on the periphery of Europe where there are many countries with gaming laws that allow casinos. There would be little trade from the west, New Yorkers go to Atlantic City and Americans can go to Vegas or to the Carribean more easily.

So all traffic is to come from Europe which already has casinos in Monte Carlo, Germany, London and Moscow.

Why would you travel to Ireland over one of those places?
 
looks like we'll have to go to Monte Carlo after all.
Not going to happen.


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In other news, politicians negatively affects potential jobs yet Dublin has multiple casinos and members clubs already

I wonder why

Eamon Gilmore Dublin
Michael Noonan Limerick
Ruairí Quinn Dublin
Brendan Howlin Wexford
Joan Burton Dublin
Jimmy Deenihan Limerick
Pat Rabbitte Dublin
Phil Hogan Carlow-Kilkenny
Alan Shatter Dublin
Simon Coveney Cork
Frances Fitzgerald Dublin
Dr. James Reilly Dublin
Dr. Leo Varadkar Dublin
The Taoiseach Mayo

Change Tipperary to Dublin and it would be approved in an instant, all those jobs
 
micmclo said:
In other news, politicians negatively affects potential jobs yet Dublin has multiple casinos and members clubs already

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Change Tipperary to Dublin and it would be approved in an instant, all those jobs
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No one would dream of building a 500 bedroom hotel in Dublin right now. In Two Mile Borris, with a ~550 population, it was always wildly out of scale and pure madness.

There's nothing to stop anyone opening casinos or members clubs on the same scale as those that exist in Dublin and many other towns and cities. So you can't say this is Dublin versus the country issue.

As for the 'all those jobs comment', I always thought the numbers were wildly exaggerated in an attempt to pressurise the authorities into giving it the go-ahead. You could draw comparisons to the 774 bedroom Citywest Hotel complex in Dublin, with massive conference and leisure & golf facilities. This had a staff of ~400 including part timers, this proposal promised over 2000 full time! Even on the outskirts of Dublin, there just wasn't enough business to sustain a development of the size of the Citywest Hotel, and it went into receivership owing €180M to the bank.
 
micmclo said:
In other news, politicians negatively affects potential jobs yet Dublin has multiple casinos and members clubs already

I wonder why......
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That sort of attitude/belief is what causes people to elect national politicians on the basis of a local agenda.
This isn’t some anti-Tipperary agenda; the reason it was stopped is because it’s a monumentally stupid idea.
 
micmclo said:
In other news, politicians negatively affects potential jobs yet Dublin has multiple casinos and members clubs already

I wonder why...
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Poor Jimmy will be upset if he sees this!!!

With Hogan, Noonan & Coveney in neighbouring counties I doubt there was any bias against Tipp from cabinet - though lowry will probably play up that one...
 
micmclo said:
In other news, politicians negatively affects potential jobs yet Dublin has multiple casinos and members clubs already

I wonder why.....
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And yet Dublin with a population of over 1m is also not getting a super casino.

Nothing to stop Two Mile Borris setting up as many small casinos or members clubs as they like....
 
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