One of Swansea's existing casinos has warned the city may not be able sustain another competing gambling venue. Swansea is one of 16 places chosen by the UK government to become a regional gambling centre. Aspers, which opened a GBP 13m complex in the city last year, said it would be bidding for the new licence to develop its current business.

Doctors' leaders have raised concerns the opening of Swansea's GBP 13 million casino will lead to a rise in problem gambling. Bosses at the British Medical Association have warned health workers need to be prepared to see more people suffering with such problems with the launch of the new Aspers Casino. The BMA called for gambling to be recognised as an addiction and treated on the NHS in its hard hitting report, Gambling Addiction and its Treatment Within the NHS.

Wales’ biggest casino opened last night with a glittering launch party. Businessman Damian Aspinall and his TV presenter wife Donna Air put on a GBP 75,000 launch party to christen the second in his new chain of plush gambling venues. One of the first to walk along the flame-lined red carpet rolled out along Swansea’s Wind Street and through the smoked glass doors of the GBP 13m casino was Linden Jones, brother and manager of Hollywood actress Catherine Zeta-Jones.

Final preparations were being carried out last night for the opening party of a grand GBP 13m casino. Businessman Damian Aspinall is hosting a lavish, themed event tonight at the new venue in Swansea’s city centre Salubrious Place. Costing GBP 75,000, it will feature soccer and rugby players, showbiz celebrities plus “movers and shakers” from business and politics in Wales.

An Australian team of architects and designers is overseeing the final stages of a casino project in Swansea. The GBP 30m Aspers casino will open next month at Salubrious Place off Wind Street. Architectural practice Bates Smart has overseen the flagship project from its Melbourne head office over the past 18 months. Aspers bosses have now brought the team to Swansea to ensure the finishing touches are of the highest standard.

Swansea Council bosses are again preparing the ground to bring to the city a new casino with slot machines offering more and bigger jackpots.Swansea had been recommended for one of eight so-called small casino licences by the independent Casino Advisory Panel in January. That decision was backed by the Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell and MPs, only for the House of Lords to scupper the plan.

Swansea's new casino in Salubrious Place may be months from opening, but it has already got hundreds of Swansea residents crossing their fingers - in the hope of winning a job. Around 400 people have attended casino group Aspers' employment days, with the hope of securing a job at the multi-million pound venue when it opens this year.

Aspers Casino in Swansea will open its doors to the public for the first time on September 6.Boss Damian Aspinall was in Swansea yesterday to announce the official opening of the Salubrious Place gambling emporium. With GBP 7 million fit-out costs, the casino represents a huge investment in the city and Mr Aspinall is confident it will pay off. Aspers is one of the biggest casino groups in the UK, and Mr Aspinall says it is leading the way in making casinos respectable.

Developers have provided a glimpse of what to expect at Swansea's new casino and revealed plans to open its doors in September. Bosses are emphasising there will be more than just slot machines and roulette tables on offer and that the venue will be an entertainment hotspot - not just a place for gambling. They promise three bars, a restaurant, live sports TV and a cabaret stage, creating around 200 jobs.