SAN ROQUE (Agencies) Further to the two projects for the Casino de San Roque (see our earlier item here), Mayor Fernando Palma has rejected the proposal by a Germn company to buy the license and 'move' the casino to Sotogrande. "We are very concerned by the proposal and believe that there may be conflicting interests involved," said Palma, adding that the Council cannot allow the idea to progress. The German company had intended to purchase the license from the present owner of the Casino, Partouche, a French company that closed it down last year, and open a gaming facility near the Marina in Sotogrande, where they would rent several shopfronts for the purpose. That would leave the present building (photo) empty. However, Palma indicated that he and the Corporation are interest in the project by a Portuguese company, which intends to not only purchase the license but also the building, plus some adjacent land on which to build an hotel.
