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Italy – A year after its closure protesters demand Campione’s reopening
With the Casino di Campione now being closed for a whole year, former members of staff and local politicians took to the streets of the tiny Italian enclave to form a funeral procession to mark the anniversary. Carrying slogans such as ‘Give us back our dignity,’ ‘you left an entire country behind’ and ‘give us…
Italy – New Year sees Campione d’Italia lay off its entire workforce
Just over five months after the closure of the municipality’s casino in Campione d’Italia, all 469 employees have now officially been dismissed. The formality became a reality with the New Year although the casino’s former employees are still hopeful it will be reopened. Located on the shores of Lake Lugano in the Province of Como…
