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23 Oct 2005
UK gambling minister Richard Caborn has announced the creation of the Gambling Commission which will begin work today to decide where the 17 new casinos permitted under the Gambling Act will be situated. He claims the formation of the Casino Advisory Panel shows that despite considerable speculation over the possible site of a supercasino, all local authorities will have equal opportunity to bid for it.
The panel was created as part of the Gambling Act 2005, which came into force on 1 October. The Act will also see the abolition of the 24hour membership rule covering casinos and bingo halls. The panel will initially invite expressions of interest from local authorities and then begin identifying the areas which could support either the one regional casino or any of the planned eight large and eight small casinos. It will investigate the social impact and potential for regeneration in each of the applicants regions. Regional planning bodies throughout England, Wales and Scotland will also be asked to identify a list of potential locations for the regional casino.
Based on the panels findings, the list of chosen locations will be approved in a Parliamentary Order in early 2007, with the relevant local authorities then able to invite tenders for casino premises licences. The panel's priority is to get a proper assessment of the social impact new types of casino will have, particularly on problem gambling, said Caborn,
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