DESTINATION NEC THE NEC GROUP 900 events 4

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900 events, 4. 4 million visitors, the 11 th largest venue in the world £ 1. 3 Billion economic impact, 22, 000 regional jobs

9 out of 10 of the 2651 NEC employees lives in the West Midlands 1 in 3 lives within the East Birmingham/North Solihull Regeneration Zone

Losing the Motor Show lost local jobs, but provided the burning platform for change

£ 40 m investment has got our MOT back, but no more The world is changing… …doing nothing is no longer an option

4 acre site – less than 1% of The NEC Casino is circa 20% of the development… …but it’s the vital catalyst for phase one

First class operator reputation and experience £ 100 m+ likely phase one investment

Business and leisure tourism visitors Increased visitor destination profile for Solihull New, different opportunities

Hundreds of construction phase jobs Operational jobs could exceed 1, 000 We will seek local recruitment commitments

No evidence (2007 prevalence study) that increased access to gambling alone increases problem gambling Problem gambling prevalence is much more significant for Spread-betting, F. O. B. Ts and online than for casinos Evidence proves that the introduction of casinos, done well, can actually reduce overall problem gambling

This is The National Exhibition Centre Business Tourism is at the heart of the new Regional Economic and Visitor Strategies… This is about the next big, visionary decision….

DESTINATION NEC THE NEC GROUP