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By Hunter Thompson
Las Vegas Reporter</b>

An American investment consortium is gambling on a Suffolk-themed casino to be the next big winner in Las Vegas, Nevada.
 
The Pyramids, the Statue of Liberty and the Eiffel Tower will soon be joined on the Vegas strip by the glorious sight of the Woodbridge Tide Mill.

Customers will be able to travel through the 150,000 square-foot casino on miniature tractors, and all bars will serve a range of traditional Suffolk ales.

In addition to blackjack, roulette and poker, gamblers will be able to stake their futures on special new games such as‘Name that Crop and How many Sheep am I Thinking Of?

All casino staff will be required to dress as members of the Ipswich Town 1981 UEFA Cup winning side.

Construction is due to begin in 2016 and the casino is expected to be taking money from punters by early 2018.

A Suffolk county councillor said: “The Suffolk-themed casino is fantastic news for this region. It’ll create jobs and bring tourist income to the county.”

When told that the casino will actually be in Las Vegas, and will be creating jobs and bringing tourist income to America, the councillor responded: “Eh?

“I don’t really know what I’m talking about. Is this going to be in a newspaper?”

The Waveney district tourism board is already hoping to tie in with the casino by building Welcome to Fabulous Southwold neon sign on the road into the town.

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