Tussauds Seeks to Own the Eye ; Leisure Giant Wants to Take Over London Landmark, and It Plans to Build Casinos Next to Theme Parks, Financial Mail

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LEISURE giant Tussauds Group has unveiled ambitions to take full control of the London Eye, the tourist attraction opposite Parliament that pulls in 3.7 million visitors a year. And it plans to break into the casino market.

The company, which owns Madame Tussauds waxworks and the Alton Towers theme park, already holds a one-third stake in the Eye, which is desperately in need of refinancing due to hefty debt repayments.

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Tussauds Seeks to Own the Eye ; Leisure Giant Wants to Take Over London Landmark, and It Plans to Build Casinos Next to Theme Parks, Financial Mail

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