UK Super Casino Voted Down by the House of Lords

Plans for a Vegas-style super casino in Manchester were voted down in the House of Lords this week, even though they had earlier passed in the House of Commons.

The vote was 123-120, and the plan which many viewed as an economic savior for the city of Manchester was defeated by the slimmest of margins. The plan had also called for 16 smaller casinos scattered across Britain.

With this defeat, plans for the super casino will now have to be redrafted. A few years ago, both houses of the Parliament passed the 2005 Gambling Act into law, which called for more casinos to be built into areas with high unemployment. As it stands now, Britain has around 140 small and medium-sized casinos mostly located in major towns and cities.

The selection of Manchester as the site for the proposed super casino has caused some controversy, as many felt that the economically depressed town of Blackpool could better benefit from the economic growth that the facility would create.

Also keep in mind that upcoming May elections may see government officials voted in who are not in favor of casino expansion. The UK’s Finance Minister has already recently proposed large tax increases which seem aimed at discouraging companies from bidding on the super casino license. He also proposed tax increases which would hurt brick and mortar casinos in the U.K. and discourage online gambling companies from becoming licensed there. I don‘t what this guy‘s problem is, but it‘s probably nothing that a few hookers and a bottle of gin couldn‘t fix.

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UK Super Casino Voted Down by the House of Lords