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Dome Casino 'Not a Done Deal'30 August 2006LONDON, England -- As reported by the Press Association: "The bid to open the UK's first super casino in the Millennium Dome is not a 'done deal', the head of the panel advising ministers about opening the venues said today. Stephen Crow, chairman of the Casino Advisory Panel (CAP), said that despite reports to the contrary, no decision had yet been made about the site. "He was speaking after it emerged at the beginning of last month that the deputy prime minister, John Prescott, had stayed at the ranch of Philip Anschutz, whose Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) bought the dome in 2002 and wants to open the first of the new casinos there. "...'What role is John Prescott playing in our process, I hear you asking. None,' Professor Crow told a public hearing in central London. "'Is Greenwich a done deal for the regional casino? The answer to that question is no.' "...Prof Crow also dismissed a news story earlier this month that AEG had already begun to build the shell of its proposed casino, even though it did not yet have a licence to operate it..." |