Towns get 冷淡な feet over 労働 計画(する)s for casinos

By JAMES CHAPMAN

Last updated at 00:33 23 July 2007


労働's 計画(する)s for a 賭事ing 革命 are in 廃虚s in the wake of Gordon Brown's 劇の 決定/判定勝ち(する) to axe 計画(する)s for Britain's first supercasino.

Those 会議s awarded licences for smaller casinos have been asked if they still want them by Culture 長官 James Purnell.

But only four of the 16 say they will definitely go ahead with the 計画(する)s, the Daily Mail can 明らかにする/漏らす.

計画(する)s for Manchester's supercasino were dropped まっただ中に 関心s it would lead to a 殺到する in 賭事ing 中毒 and 罪,犯罪.

Whitehall sources have 確認するd the 計画/陰謀 is 'pretty much dead in the water'.

The 決定/判定勝ち(する) 誘発するd an 激しい抗議 from 地元の 労働 MPs, who had hoped the £200million 投資 would be a 上げる to the city's 奪うd eastern 地区. The 総理大臣 has now 開始する,打ち上げるd a review to 決定する if

other forms of regeneration would be better for such areas.

The move has 誘発する/引き起こすd 普及した 混乱 の中で the 会議s that were given the green light for smaller 発生地s.

Eight large casinos, 15,000 sq ft in size and 申し込む/申し出ing 150 machines with £4,000 jackpots, were planned for 物陰/風下d, 船体, Middlesbrough, Solihull, 広大な/多数の/重要な Yarmouth, Southampton, Milton Keynes and Newham in East London.

A その上の eight medium- sized casinos, 手段ing 7,500 sq ft and 含む/封じ込めるing 80 large jackpot machines, were scheduled for Skegness, Bath, Stranraer, Luton, Scarborough, Swansea, Torbay and Wolverhampton.

Of the 16, only 物陰/風下d, Milton Keynes, 船体 and Torbay said they would definitely go ahead, without-その上の 地元の 協議. Southampton, Scarborough and Solihull said they would put the 決定/判定勝ち(する) out to 協議 again.

In Wolverhampton, 議員s will 投票(する) on the 問題/発行する again, and 広大な/多数の/重要な Yarmouth says it will 再考する if a more attractive regeneration 一括 is on 申し込む/申し出, as the 政府 has hinted. The other 会議s did not comment.

影をつくる/尾行する Culture 長官 Jeremy 追跡(する) said: 'It is (疑いを)晴らす that it is not just Manchester that is in a 明言する/公表する of total 混乱 after the 政府's 迅速な U-turn.

'Where do the 会議s who planned to license one of the 16 smaller casinos stand? Some are ploughing ahead but others are 明確に getting 冷淡な feet.

'The 政府 needs to give a much clearer lead as to whether it wishes to encourage the growth of casinos, albeit at a slower pace, or is really looking to kill off all new casinos.'

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