A popular Glasgow casino has been given permission to host live music and karaoke.

The Corinthian Club will now have acoustic vocalists and a range of singing rooms for guests.

Bosses say the move is in response to demand for additional entertainment on top of gambling.

But they claim that having live performances won’t mean the casino is in direct competition with pubs and nightclubs across the city.

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Archie MacIver, the agent acting on behalf of Corinthian Club owners, G1 Group, said: “The situation here is that these premises trade as a casino. They are relatively small compared to their competitors.

“It has become more apparent that the people attending the premises are looking for a wee bit more than the ability to play the tables.

“What the Corinthian is wanting to do is introduce, at a small level, some degree of entertainment from time-to-time.

“One thing would be karaoke. They would also like, in the bar, to have vocalists. It will be acoustic singers. There might be duets but at the most, there will be trios. Mostly though, it will be soloists.”

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Mr MacIver insisted that the new entertainment would help guests take time out from playing roulette, blackjack and other table games.

And when quizzed over whether the Corinthian was attempting to take business away from other city nightspots, he said: “To be abundantly clear we’re not looking for any nightclub-style entertainment. There will be no dancing. It’s fairly low-key.

“The level of entertainment we’re talking about here is very ancillary to the gaming.

“We’re not competing in any shape or form with what would be offered at nightclubs.

“The owners are very big on letting people take a break from gaming. There will be gaming going on in the premises throughout.

“What we’re saying is that if you want to take a break you can go upstairs for some entertainment and then if you want you can go back to gaming afterwards.”

Currently, the Corinthian has five floors with its casino, private dining rooms, bars and a club.

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Glasgow’s licensing bosses granted permission for the new features, which Mr MacIvor said would “tidy-up” the venue’s offering.

After a site visit, Matt Kerr, chairman of the licensing board, said: “I noticed where the live entertainment would take place there were gaming tables there.

“I know that these are packed away for a chunk of the week.

“The tables would be moved for the purpose of the entertainment taking place, so it fundamentally remains a casino with the option for live entertainment to take place.”