Blackpool Casinos in the News
The Blackpool
Super Casino Is Coming - or is it?
According to a recent BBC News article, "The government conceded on Tuesday
that there will only be one regional "super casino", instead of the
eight previously planned by ministers.
Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell accepted the cut in a deal with
Shadow Culture Secretary John Whittingdale.
It saves the government's Gambling Bill before Parliament is
dissolved for the general election on 5 May.
The casino location will be decided by an independent panel. Mr
Whittingdale said Blackpool had a strong case.
'Complete its passage'
"Regional casinos are an entirely new concept for the UK and there
are real fears about the impact they may have on crime and gambling
addiction," he said.
"We have therefore told the government that we will accept the
establishment of just one regional casino as a prototype, in order
to assess its impact.
"Its location should be a leisure resort where the regeneration
potential is greatest. The case for locating such a casino in
Blackpool is very strong."
The Bill will contain a provision allowing a future government to
raise the number of regional casinos to a maximum of eight.
Blackpool Council has previously said that plans to build a hotel
casino in the resort had attracted worldwide interest.
Story from BBC
NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/uk_politics/4413867.stm
Published: 2005/04/05 17:13:10 GMT
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