UK casino operator Rank Group is proposing a bigger venture - with 400 new jobs - if allowed to open in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

The company held further talks with city councillors as it lobbies for a change in the law. Councillors took no decision and Social Development Minister Mervyn Storey is against the idea.

The company was following up a presentation on its £18m proposal outlined in September. Richard Needham, non-executive director of the Rank Organisation, said the current state of gambling in Northern Ireland was "chaotic."