Bratislava: Investment in Slovak 'Las Vegas' in Danger

Professional Services › Real Estate ♦ Published: October 7, 2010; 13:49 ♦ (Vindobona)

Bratislava might lose the planned amusement park "Metropolis", with an investment amount of 1.5 billion euro, if the Slovak government revokes the already approved tax concessions.

Bratislava: Investment in Slovak 'Las Vegas' in Danger / Picture: © Vindobona.org

If this is the case, Developer TriGranit and U.S. casino operator Harrah's Entertainment want to move the project known as "Slovak Las Vegas to the Hungarian city of Rajka, near the Slovak and Austrian border. The Hungarians are said to have already expressed interest, report Slovak media.

"If the law changes basically, we will consider moving the project to Hungary," said…

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