A few months after closing, in a freak accident, the Casino caught fire and was razed to the ground. It took almost 25 years from the closure of Wigan Casino for it to be recognised as the true home of Northern Soul.
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The Wigan Casino Club in the early 1970s. venue for so many star acts and the world famous Northern Soul music all nighters.
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DJ Russ Winstanley spinning the records at the all-nighters in Wigan Casino in the 1970s. Photo: Picture by Frank Orrell
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