He was sworn in as the eighth chairman of the Commission on December 26, 2017. The venue, which has space for as many as 1,000 slot machines, performed strongly until the popularity of online gaming hit its revenues.Chairman Plousis is a veteran public service and law enforcement professional well known for his leadership skills. The town is one of four places in Italy to have a licence for a casino, which transferred to new premises designed by the Swiss architect Mario Botta in 2007.

Roberto Canesi, the town’s mayor, said in a statement: “The citizens of Campione can finally look to the future with optimism, leaving behind these dramatic past three years characterised by the long closure of the principle source of support for the local economy.”Ĭampione d’Italia, which lies on the shore of Lake Lugano, was part of the Swiss customs union and exempt from VAT before rejoining the Italian economy and, as a result, the EU’s customs union in January 2020. It was like an earthquake when everything collapsed,” he said.Ībout 174 people will be hired to work at the casino initially, rising to 280 over the next five years. “The whole town and its identity revolved around the casino … people grew up with it. The situation was then aggravated by the coronavirus pandemic. Bereft of its main attraction, the number of visitors to Campione d’Italia fell and some shops, bars and restaurants were forced to close. When it closed, resulting in the loss of almost 500 direct jobs and another 300 in affiliated businesses, it was a blow to the heart of the community, he said. We need to finalise a few things, but hope to reopen the casino as soon as possible.” “Finally, we’re emerging from a really difficult period. “There’s a lot of enthusiasm in the town,” said Paolo Bortoluzzi, Campione d’Italia’s councillor for infrastructure. Now brighter days are ahead after a court in the Lombardy town of Como approved a rescue plan that will enable the casino to reopen before the end of the year.

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