Harrah's may bid for Manchester contract
19 Feb 2007
LONDON, England – As reported by Reuters: "The world's biggest casino operator Harrah's Entertainment would like to run the country's first Las Vegas-style casino in Manchester, but is wary of the "winner's curse", a company source said on Friday.
"Last month, Manchester was the surprise winner of a competition to host the 'supercasino', which although small by Las Vegas standards, is likely to be huge, with 5,000 square metres of gaming space, 1,250 slot machines and 2,700 workers.
"The winner is also expected to help with local regeneration projects.
"…But the Harrah's source said it was too early to come up with sensible numbers…"