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Re: The 'super-casino' contenders
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Gambling can generate wealth and jobs in areas...
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The casino operator's head office, perhaps?
Manchester is the archetypal New Labour city - they had their conference there last year. It's the New Blackpool.
The press release is interesting, it says that
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Manchester has a catchment area for a casino second only to that of London
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Why not put it in London then? None of the 17 announced are in London, as it happens. Could this be because it would be just a bit obvious after Prescott's cowboy antics?
None of the silly 'Respect' zones announced the other week are in London, either, as an off-topic aside.
http://www.culture.gov.uk/cap/pressn...port300107.htm
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