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| Government drops supercasino plan | Government drops supercasino plan |
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| The government has dropped plans to build a supercasino in Manchester, the BBC has learned. | The government has dropped plans to build a supercasino in Manchester, the BBC has learned. |
| But it has decided it will still go ahead with 16 smaller casinos in different parts of the country. | But it has decided it will still go ahead with 16 smaller casinos in different parts of the country. |
| Gordon Brown ordered a review of the plans shortly after he became Prime Minister last year. | Gordon Brown ordered a review of the plans shortly after he became Prime Minister last year. |
| The proposals are confirmed in a letter to the Scottish and Welsh executives and a formal announcement will be made to parliament in a few weeks. | |
| It was thought the supercasino would attract up to £265m of private investment and create about 3,500 jobs as well as regenerating a run-down area of east Manchester. | |
| But Gordon Brown put the plans on hold and asked Communities Secretary Hazel Blears to carry out a review into other ways to regenerate Manchester. | |
| Senior councillors in the city have said they would seek a judicial review if plans were dropped. |