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Casino Bill in Danger of Disapproval as Tessa Jowell Rejects Review

On March 27, 2007, Tessa Jowell was under pressure to change potential defeat on plans to liberalize the gambling market by permitting further review of the supercasino plans in Manchester.

The Labor MP's and the peer said that it was predicted that the "rebels", which are the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats, would reject the bill in the House of Lords and the House of Commons. A rejection in either of the 2 houses will derail all of the plans, which also includes giving licenses to 16 smaller casino establishments.

The Ministers in both Houses hoped to resolve the issue on the lone regional casino by giving the decision to an independent board. But the choice of Manchester, a 16 to 1 outsider behind previous front runner Greenwich and Blackpool, has sorely disappointed the Labor MP's coming from Lancashire, was added in recent reports by their peers.

A select committee from the House of Lords found that there was no guarantee of the area's social implications and its economic capability could also be effective in a large city. The Conservatives said that they would vote against the proposal, unless Tessa Jowell allowed a committee composed of the MP's and the peers to review the casino advisory panel's choice.

Shadow Culture Secretary, Hugo Swire, said that the challenge is coming from the groups, who are concerned that Blackpool should be the location of the supercasino, those that do not like Manchester, those that do not like casinos and those that think that the Casino Advisory Panel did not listen to the suggestions made by the joint scrutiny committee regarding the gaming legislations.

The MP representing the Blackpool South Gordon Marsden said that the right thing to do for the Government is to cancel the order and give the proposals for further review to the 2 Houses. 80 Labor MP's have approved and signed the early motion, calling for a review of the Casino Advisory Panel's decision on the supercasino location. There are also concerns on the moral impact of the gambling casinos especially in poor areas.

 

Thursday, April 05 , 2007
Edward O'Connor