Plans for a late-night adult gaming arcade in Sunderland city centre have been given the green light.
Earlier in May, plans were lodged with Sunderland City Council to change the use of a vacant retail unit at 251 High Street West next to McDonald’s.
The application came from Merkur Slots UK (Ltd) which recently won permission to open a similar development at Holmeside.
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Applicants have said that adult gaming centres provide a place for people to “spend their spare change, have a game of bingo and enjoy their favourite pastime.”
In addition the centres do not offer fixed odds betting terminals associated with betting shops and instead, provide a range of low stakes machines.
New plans for the High Street West unit included a bid to open an adult gaming centre on the ground floor, alongside alterations to the building.
Applicants said that adult gaming centres typically operate on a 24-hour basis and that the customer base after midnight is primarily the ‘local entertainment workforce’ and…
