Are casinos fuelling an epidemic of gambling addiction? Don’t bet on it

SO An Bord Pleanála has given the go-ahead for the construction of a €460 million, 800-acre “Las Vegas-style” sports and leisure complex in Co Tipperary complete with a 500-bedroom five-star hotel, a 6,000sq m casino, an all-weather racecourse, a greyhound track and a golf course.

Good.

Don’t get me wrong. I’m sure the super-casino will be utterly ghastly from an aesthetic point of view. Apparently, it will feature a full-size replica of the White House in Washington which will be used as “a banqueting facility” and to host wedding receptions. Yuck!