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| Super-casino plan to be reviewed | Super-casino plan to be reviewed |
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| Gordon Brown has announced a review of whether super-casinos are needed to regenerate deprived cities and towns. | Gordon Brown has announced a review of whether super-casinos are needed to regenerate deprived cities and towns. |
| There will be a report on gambling in September and Mr Brown said he would look at other ways to regenerate areas. | There will be a report on gambling in September and Mr Brown said he would look at other ways to regenerate areas. |
| Senior Whitehall sources have told the BBC that the idea of super-casinos is now "dead in the water". | |
| Manchester MP Graham Stringer said it would be a "weak and bad decision" if the city's successful bid to host the first super-casino did not go ahead. | Manchester MP Graham Stringer said it would be a "weak and bad decision" if the city's successful bid to host the first super-casino did not go ahead. |
| 'No consensus' | 'No consensus' |
| Mr Brown was responding to a question from Labour MP Andy Reed during prime minister's questions - who said most people thought super-casinos would make gambling addiction worse. | Mr Brown was responding to a question from Labour MP Andy Reed during prime minister's questions - who said most people thought super-casinos would make gambling addiction worse. |
| The prime minister replied: "This is an issue on which there is no consensus found in the two Houses of Parliament. | The prime minister replied: "This is an issue on which there is no consensus found in the two Houses of Parliament. |
| "And it is an issue now subject to reflection over the next few months. | "And it is an issue now subject to reflection over the next few months. |
| LARGE CASINOS Great YarmouthHullLeedsMiddlesbroughMilton KeynesNewhamSolihullSouthampton Q&A: What is a super-casino? | LARGE CASINOS Great YarmouthHullLeedsMiddlesbroughMilton KeynesNewhamSolihullSouthampton Q&A: What is a super-casino? |
| "In September we will have a report that will look at gambling in our country - the incidence and prevalence of it and the social effects of it. | "In September we will have a report that will look at gambling in our country - the incidence and prevalence of it and the social effects of it. |
| "I hope that during these summer months we can look at whether regeneration in the areas for the super-casinos maybe a better way of meeting their economic and social needs than the creation of supercasinos." | "I hope that during these summer months we can look at whether regeneration in the areas for the super-casinos maybe a better way of meeting their economic and social needs than the creation of supercasinos." |
| Peers rejected | Peers rejected |
| The BBC understands the review will look at the "whole issue" of super-casinos, not just the controversial decision to award one to Manchester. It is thought the 16 smaller casions will go ahead. | The BBC understands the review will look at the "whole issue" of super-casinos, not just the controversial decision to award one to Manchester. It is thought the 16 smaller casions will go ahead. |
| In January Manchester was named the preferred site for such an attraction at the expense of Blackpool, whose supporters said it would benefit more. | In January Manchester was named the preferred site for such an attraction at the expense of Blackpool, whose supporters said it would benefit more. |
| SMALL CASINOS Bath and North East SomersetDumfries and GallowayEast Lindsey LutonScarboroughSwanseaTorbayWolverhampton | SMALL CASINOS Bath and North East SomersetDumfries and GallowayEast Lindsey LutonScarboroughSwanseaTorbayWolverhampton |
| But in March, peers rejected the plan by just three votes after MPs backed it by a majority of 24. | But in March, peers rejected the plan by just three votes after MPs backed it by a majority of 24. |
| The policy had been backed by former prime minister Tony Blair, who said in May that he thought both Manchester and Blackpool should get super-casinos, if there was sufficient investment. | The policy had been backed by former prime minister Tony Blair, who said in May that he thought both Manchester and Blackpool should get super-casinos, if there was sufficient investment. |
| Mr Stringer told the BBC on Wednesday he had heard nothing about the review until PMQs and said he and the other Manchester MPs would want to see Mr Brown "as soon as possible, to find out what's really in his mind". | Mr Stringer told the BBC on Wednesday he had heard nothing about the review until PMQs and said he and the other Manchester MPs would want to see Mr Brown "as soon as possible, to find out what's really in his mind". |
| The question is, why did Gordon Brown overshadow his big speech? BBC political editor Nick Robinson Read Nick's thoughts in full | The question is, why did Gordon Brown overshadow his big speech? BBC political editor Nick Robinson Read Nick's thoughts in full |
| He said it would be "a weak and bad decision if it (the Manchester super casino) doesn't go ahead". | He said it would be "a weak and bad decision if it (the Manchester super casino) doesn't go ahead". |
| He told BBC Radio 4's World at One: "The idea that Manchester City Council haven't thought of all the possible ways to regenerate east Manchester is quite frankly insulting. | He told BBC Radio 4's World at One: "The idea that Manchester City Council haven't thought of all the possible ways to regenerate east Manchester is quite frankly insulting. |
| "To regenerate areas you have to bid for investment or the government has to put investment in. | "To regenerate areas you have to bid for investment or the government has to put investment in. |
| "And unless the government are going to replace that level of investment which would create at least a thousand jobs, then nothing is going to happen in one of the most deprived parts of this country." | "And unless the government are going to replace that level of investment which would create at least a thousand jobs, then nothing is going to happen in one of the most deprived parts of this country." |