Ministers considered taking punt on Ravenscraig casino
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Its blast furnaces once illuminated the skies of Lanarkshire but plans were drawn up to turn Ravenscraig into the neon-lit Las Vegas of Scotland.
Ministers considered transforming the former steelworks into a giant casino resort, newly released government documents have revealed.
At its height the plant, near Motherwell, was the largest hot strip steel mill in western Europe, employing more than 13,500 men.
However, its closure in June 1992 dealt a devastating blow to the area and heralded the end of significant heavy industry in Scotland.
It has emerged that Scottish ministers were presented with a plan to regenerate the site by opening a super casino.
The 2004 Gambling Bill, championed by Tony Blair, the prime minister at the time, proposed creating a network
