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UK Minister: No position to move Mancester bid forward

MANCHESTER, England – As reported by the Manchester Evening News: "The minister in charge of gambling has admitted the government has `not got a position' on how to take forward Manchester's supercasino bid.

"Richard Caborn told the M.E.N. his department was still considering its next steps after the House of Lords blocked the plan, which would have brought 3,000 jobs to a deprived part of east Manchester near SportCity.

"…Senior sources behind the Manchester bid played down the significance of Mr Caborn's frank words, claiming it was more significant that both Tony Blair and Gordon Brown had pledged to revive the plans.

"And briefings from Westminister suggested Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell - Mr Caborn's boss - was looking to find a way of siting supercasinos in both Manchester and main rival Blackpool…"

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