Casino consultant dismisses Tipperary Venue

A PROMINENT casino consultant has questioned the sustainability of the proposed €460 million casino and leisure complex in rural Tipperary — saying he personally would not invest in such a project.

An Bord Pleanála approved much of the controversial project despite a recommendation for refusal by its own planning inspector, who conducted an oral hearing into the planned Tipperary Venue earlier this year.

Paul Sculpher, a British-based consultant for casino projects, said the Nevada-style complex proposed for Two-Mile-Borris would need a “massive audience” of tens of thousands a week in order to be viable.