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Super-Casino Battle Nears End

UNITED KINGDOM –As reported by icBirminghham: "The battle between Birmingham City FC and the NEC to be nominated as a site for Britain's first super-casino will be resolved by the end of next month - with Blues almost certain to win the race.

"The city council cabinet will decide which of the schemes to propose to a Government appointed panel investigating the best location for an American- style gaming centre.

"Speculation is growing that the council will back the Birmingham City FC option, based on a casino run by the Las Vegas Sands Corporation, a new multi-purpose sports stadium and home for the Blues.

"It would also secure a longheld council aim to secure a first-class stadium capable of staging the Commonwealth Games and a wide range of international sporting events.

"A suggestion that the capital receipt and revenue from a casino at the NEC could be used to build the Birmingham City stadium has been rejected by the football club as unworkable.

"The decision is a blow for the NEC, in which Birmingham City Council has a controlling interest…"

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