Spain is attempting to restart its stalled BCN World integrated resort zone with a new name and 50% less casino space.
On Thursday, the government of Spain’s autonomous Catalan region unveiled its revised plans to develop a tourist-friendly resort zone in the villages of Vila-seca and Salou on the Costa Daurada.
The long-delayed project, which had operated under various names (EuroVegas, BCN World) since it was first announced in 2012, is now operating under the decidedly unsexy umbrella of the Center for Recreation and Tourism (CRT).
Under the latest plan, the CRT will now feature a maximum of two casinos, down from six in the original scheme. Furthermore, the total amount of space occupied by these two casinos has been halved to 30k square meters, equal to about 4% of the overall tourist zone, which has also been scaled back from 1m square meters to 750k.