Super, casino

Well, no-one saw that coming!...

Super, we get a new massive casino in a part of town where the main recreational opportunities already involve spending money that many don't have - Gala and Mecca hang your heads.

A further headache for GA? A disatrous planning decision? A money-making, soul-sucking enterprise? An employment opportunity? A regeneration trigger?

Tellingly, the Casino Advisory Panel said that "the city [Manchester] has the greatest need in terms of multiple deprivation of all the proposals that were before us." And this was a *good* reason to award it?...


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2 comments:

Fat Roland said...

I'm erring on the side of this being a good thing for Manchester.

People who live in depravation areas still have the power and motivation to say no. Faced with a "Super Casino", which means dressing up in a suit and registering 24 hours before, and splashing out on lottery tickets, I know which one I'd go for.

About 3% of gambling takes place in casinos. A much greater problem is internet gambling, and maybe also the late-night TV gambling phenomenon and, to a lesser (cheaper) extent, scratchards.

On an ENTIRELY SEPARATE UNCONNECTED HONEST-THIS-IS-NOT-GAMBLING note, ff anyone wants to take part in my F1 Losers League, register your interest now at www.f1losers.co.uk.

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