No later than July 5, 2018, the city council of the city of Rouen (Seine-Maritime) met to vote for the Norman city classification in tourism station. He thus continues the steps that should allow a casino to get out of the ground on the docks of Seine by the beginning of 2021.
A casino in the largest wine cellar in Europe?
Since the summer of 2017 and the presentation of the laureates of the call for projects "Reinventing the Seine", the project of a casino in Rouen is in absolutely all the heads. Carried by Eiffage and the CBA architectural firm, it aims to transform the largest wine cellar in Europe located on the docks of Seine into a game establishment. From its presentation, this project convinced many elected officials for the simple reason that it ensures the rehabilitation of an emblematic monument of Rouen, thanks to a 100% private investment of around 50 million euros.
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However, these are not the only advantages of this project since the city of Rouen is also well aware that the presence of a casino on its territory will offer it more attractiveness for tourists but also particularly interesting tax revenues. The latter are actually estimated between 2 and 3 million euros each year. All this therefore explains that the municipal council met a few hours ago for the city of Rouen 
Or classified "tourist resort", an essential step to be able to claim the establishment of a casino on its soil. The municipality will thus be able to continue its efforts in the coming weeks and a casino is expected to get out of the ground from the end of 2020 or the beginning of 2021.
It will house 1000m2 completely dedicated to Slot machines While nearly 400m2 are planned to accommodate table games. The complex will also include a museum of fairground arts, a panoramic restaurant, conference rooms for businesses and a parking lot of 540 spaces. Its operation should require the hiring of 300 people, another good news for the Norman economy.
Environmentalists oppose the Casino project in Rouen
If the large majority of the city council of the city of Rouen has spoken favorably to the establishment of a casino in Rouen, an opposition does exist. Indeed, the 10 environmental elected officials are fiercely opposed to the construction of a game establishment in the Norman city which he describes as "project of another time, symbol of king's money and the easy money mirage ». According to them, this project goes against what Rouennais want today, namely an improvement in their quality of life which is part of a sustainable development policy. For Jean Michel Bérégovoy, the president of the group of elected environmentalists in the city of Rouen, "similar initiatives are not carried out in any other American city", proof that the path taken is not the right one. Anyway, we agree with the Greens, especially since it is much more advantageous to play on Online casinos, and above all much more ecological!
