The parliamentary session on Friday finally took note of the petition signed by over 1250,000 people in opposition to the construction of a mega-casino near the Jarovce borough of Bratislava.
The project developer, the company TriGranit, claims that people have been misled about the project by the petition committee, while explaining that it is not just a casino that they want to build.
The ambitious project, called Metropolis, projects with a complex that would house a shopping centre, water world, recreation and entertainment zone, three hotels, a gambling facility, conference facilities, galleries, sports hall and golf courses, as well as housing and underground parking.
[…] public felt strongly enough about the development project that a petition was launched, gathering over 125,000 signatures against the project and the repercussions it may […]