Gordon Brown says there may be better ways for econmic regeneration, breathing new life in cities.
Manchester east was the surprise winning bidder to house Britain's first a Las Vegas-style supercasino to which Gordon brown has backed away. To encourage economic growth there. A cash bonanza of £200 million investment and 2,700 jobs, which has some of the country's most deprived communities.
Earlier this year, the House of Lords refused to endorse the government's gambling package, despite a majority vote in the Commons. Mr Brown said: "It is true to say that this is an issue on which there is no consensus found within the two houses of parliament. Prime Minister dropped a hint in the House of Commons today that he was thinking about a U-turn on using gambling to regenerate deprived areas Mr Brown said there may be better ways of breathing new life into cities such as Manchester or resorts like Blackpool than building gambling centres
. Brown's comments were met with dismay by the city's business leaders. Chris Fletcher, policy director of Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce, said: "I think following the announcement today we are amazed and a bit shocked about what Mr Brown has said. The idea behind the Supercasino in east Manchester was that it would lever further private investment money into the area as a catalyst for the regeneration already going on".
Labour MP about the proposals for a supercasino and 16 smaller casinos - which were thrown out under the Blair government by the House of Lords. Prime Minister said "There may be a better way of meeting the economic and social needs than the creation of supercasinos." Mr Brown, the son of a clergyman, is known to have opposed the idea of gambling meccas in areas of deprivation.Senior pastor in Manchester, along with MPs, have opposed the supercasino plan.
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