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UK Towns Make Casino Case

13 March 2006

UNITED KINGDOM – As reported by the BBC News: "Two towns in Dumfries and Galloway have been earmarked as potential sites for casino developments.

"The local licensing board looks set to propose Gretna and Stranraer in the nationwide search for locations.

"A report on the subject says that the region - with a population of just 147,000 - might not appear to be able to support such development.

"It argues, however, that transport links and regeneration plans mean both towns could host small casinos.

"…The report to Dumfries and Galloway licensing board members highlights Stranraer's waterfront redevelopment and its ferry links with Northern Ireland as key to its casino potential…"

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