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Prescott Faces Fresh Scrutiny Over Anschutz's Tickets Gift12 July 2006LONDON, England -- As reported by the Daily Telegraph: "John Prescott's links with the American billionaire bidding to open a super-casino in the Millennium Dome were under fresh scrutiny last night after it emerged that he accepted free tickets to a football match in Los Angeles. "The Commons standards watchdog, Sir Philip Mawer, has also asked Mr Prescott to give details of gifts, including a cowboy outfit - which could have cost anything up to £10,000 - that he received from the tycoon, Philip Anschutz. "More potentially embarrassing details emerged yesterday of the extent of the undeclared hospitality that the Deputy Prime Minister received when he and his officials were guests of the Anschutz Entertainment Group in July 2004. Mr Prescott attended the football game on a visit to Philip Anschutz's Home Depot Centre in Los Angeles. He watched the Anschutz-owned LA Galaxy team play in the massive sports and leisure centre. "...The Anschutz Entertainment Group is hoping to build Britain's only super-casino on the site of the Millennium Dome. The visit to Los Angeles took place a month after English Partnerships signed a deal with AEG and Meridian Delta Ltd for the 20-year redevelopment of the Dome..." |