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04 January 2006
Middlesbrough Mayor Pledges
Cautious Approach To Casino Bid
Middlesbrough's
bid to win a multi-million pound UK casino development is
being moved forward with an element of caution, according to
Middlesbrough's Mayor, Ray Mallon.
The Mayor has made it
clear that he will be looking for safeguards if the casino
project is allowed to proceed, including the possibility of
creating a local watchdog to protect vulnerable
people.
Peter Dean, the chairman
of the Gambling Commission, has set alarm bells ringing with
comments that regional casinos "are not such a very big
deal".
In a national newspaper,
he is reported as saying he had a "liberal" attitude to
gambling.
He said: "There should not
be proportionately more problem gamblers following an
increased access to gambling. Although it's a very desirable
objective to reduce the number of problem gamblers, which we
will do, as a realistic expectation what one should be
aiming to do is certainly not exceed a proportionate
increase."
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