The new complex, which seeks to improve the hotel and recreational services of the city of Viedma, will encompass a total area of 14,000 square meters including outdoor spaces with parking and green areas. Pedro Pesatti, vice governor of Río Negro, was also present at the event.
Pesatti highlighted the fact that the project was the result of an agreement between the Provincial Lottery, Casino del Rio, the Sol de Mayo club, the Municipality of Viedma and the provincial government. In addition to the extra jobs the new project would create the new complex will “be a great locomotive for the development of tourism in the city,” he said.
The new complex will include a 54 room hotel, a food court, a convention centre for more than 500 people, a shopping centre and a casino, which according to the architects of the hotel will only take up 6% of the new complex.
In return, casino operator Crown requested and was granted a 10-year extension of its licences for its operations in Las Grutas, El Cóndor, Viedma, Cipolletti, Roca, Choele Choel and Catriel.
Source: GMB / G3 Newswire
