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{{Short description|Casino in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2014}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox casino
| casino        = Opera House Casino
| logo          =Opera House Casino, Scarborough Logo.svg
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| image         = Opera House Casino, Scarborough.jpg
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| image_caption =  Opera House Casino, Scarborough
| location      = [[Scarborough, North Yorkshire|Scarborough]],<br />[[North Yorkshire]],<br />[[England]]
| coordinates   = {{coord|54.28414|-0.400455|type:landmark_region:GB-KHL_scale:1000|display=inline,title}}
| address       = 56-64 St Thomas Street, Scarborough, North Yorkshire. {{nobreak|YO11 1DU}}
| date_opened   = 26 October 2005
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| theme         = European Style
| owner         = Nikolas Shaw
| architect     = Frame International
| rooms         =
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| website       = http://www.operahousecasino.co.uk
}}The  '''Opera House Casino''' is a [[casino]] located in [[Scarborough, North Yorkshire|Scarborough]], [[North Yorkshire]], [[England]]. It took three years to build and was expected to employ about 110 people,<ref name=LR /> when it opened in October 2005.
The casino was a £7&nbsp;million development funded by the Shaw family, headed by Nikolas Shaw and was the biggest entertainment investment in [[Scarborough, North Yorkshire|Scarborough]] for over thirty years.<ref name="BBC">{{cite web
|title=Scarborough Casino: friend or foe? |publisher = BBC
|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/northyorkshire/content/articles/2005/10/28/scarborough_casino_opening_feature.shtml |access-date=31 October 2008 |work=Where I Live – North Yorkshire}}</ref> It was the first privately funded casino in the UK since the gambling laws were amended by the [[Gambling Act 2005]].<ref name=LR>{{cite web
|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-146690975.html
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181118023510/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-146690975.html
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=18 November 2018
|title=New casino openings for Scarborough and Newcastle.
|publisher=Leisure Report|date=1 December 2005|access-date=10 June 2012}} {{subscription required}}</ref>
The casino is some {{convert|23000|sqft|m2}} in size.{{citation needed|date=June 2012}} On opening it was reported to have eleven gaming tables, twenty electronic gambling terminals and the same number of slot machines, and a number of bars.<ref name=LR /> It holds [[Texas Hold'em Poker]] tournaments in one of its bars where up to 55 players can be seated.{{citation needed|date=June 2012}}
The casino broke British records by signing up over 5,000 members before it had even opened.<ref name="BBC"/>
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.operahousecasino.co.uk Official website]
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