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UK City Seeks to Block Giant Casinos

UNITED KINGDOM -- Planning laws must include powers to ban casinos from cities, city councillors say.

"Brighton and Hove chief executive Alan McCarthy has been instructed to write to the Government demanding new powers to block huge gambling venues.

"Changes in the law mooted by the Government would have allowed for £1 million jackpots and gaming centres with 1,250 slot machines operating 24 hours a day.

"…Councillors have demanded the right to refuse applications other than on normal planning grounds such as over-development or traffic.

"Such powers would hand the city council enough control to prevent Brighton and Hove being transformed into a Las Vegas-style gambling resort…"

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