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Plans for a new 24-hour opening bingo and all-night slot machine venue have been rejected.

German company Merkur Slots has appealed the planning refusal to open what it describes as a ‘high street adult gaming centre’ on Newport Street in Bolton town centre with round the clock opening hours, seven days a week.

The firm planned to occupy the currently vacant shop unit which for several years housed the town’s Bonmarche store. A planning officer report outlined the reasons for refusal of the application.

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The town centre manager was quoted in the report. They said: “I do not support the proposed change of use from a prime retail unit to an adult g

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