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Breaking News: Odds Swing In Favour Of UK Casino Reform24 January 2005LONDON, UK – As reported by the Guardian: "The government looks set to get its controversial gambling bill through its final Commons hurdle tonight - though it could still face opposition in the Lords. "In a curtailed debate on the bill's third reading which will end in a vote at 10pm, both the Tories and Lib Dems are expected to back a watered-down bill, which permits for only a trial of eight new casinos in each of the small, medium and large categories. "…Opening the debate today, the sports minister, Richard Caborn, said MPs should be 'proud' that the government had listened to objections, taking onboard nearly 130 amendments tabled to the bill in the scrutiny committee stage. "…A spokesman for the Lib Dems said they would probably vote with the government tonight, though it wanted "supportive noises" from the government on amendments to balance UK and foreign-based casino owners, the rights of pubowners to keep the slot machines they already have, and help for hospices and the like with the paperwork of registering lotteries…" |