Casino reports create new hopes - 2004-02-13
Ministers could be ready for a change of heart that will put Blackpool at the top of gambling expansion.
But a leading casino foe, Cllr Steven Bate, stated that he was wooried about the development. He stated: "This contradicts a stack of evidence recently accepted by MPs. Experience from overseas indicates casinos will transfer money and jobs from other leisure sectors, from bingo halls, from peoples savings, from bookies, from increased debts, and from the lottery.
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