Council bans casinos and arcades by rescinding law

NO casinos or gaming arcades can be opened in a Co Cork town after a local authority moved for the first time to rescind legislation on gambling.

Cork County Council members yesterday voted unanimously to rescind Part 3 of the Gaming and Lotteries Act (1956) to prevent such businesses being opened in Carrigaline.

The move came after local residents objected en masse to a recent application by a private company to locate a casino in the town centre.