SHEPHERD: Las Vegas and Hollywood Talks!
By Matthew Jones
August 1 2003
Freddy Shepherd is in talks about using the club as the background for a new Quentin Tarantino worth £20 million, aswell as talks with the boss of the world's biggest casino 'The Venetian' in Las Vegas. The casino would bring in £15M a year in revenue.
Newcastle United chairman Freddy Shepherd is in talks with a Las Vegas billionaire about opening a casino at St James' Park.
Billionare Sheldon G Adelson is the boss of the world's biggest casino 'The Venetian' in Las Vegas, and is hoping to build a casino at each of the Premiership grounds. The deal would pump £15M a year in revenue into each club.
Thanks to Freddy's "friendship" with Adelson, Newcastle are leading the way.
An insider told The Sun: "This is the perfect combination of glamour and sport.
"St James' Park is bang in the centre of the city and fans from across the country love coming up and making a weekend of it."
Freddy Shepherd is also in talks about using the club as the background for a new Quentin Tarantino worth £20 million.
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