Casinos get a thumbs down in the UK
Big New Casinos get a thumbs down in new UK poll
By Andy Mcsmith The Independant Political Editor
More than half the population, including two-thirds of the women asked, have told pollsters that they would "not want a casino to open near to where they live".Source [ Casinos Given The Thumb Down By UK Residents ]
The findings, by the NOP polling agency, suggest that casino operators could face stiff local opposition if they try to take advantage of the relaxed laws on casinos set out in a government Bill published last week.
The gambling bill ~ drawn up by the Culture Secretary, Tessa Jowell, represents the first attempt to regulate the growing internet gambling industry, and will limit the number of fixed-odds machines. But its most controversial clauses are those that would open up new opportunities to multinational companies to open big casinos in Britain."
