UK City's
Casino Chances Fading
As reported by icBirmingham:
"Coventry's chances of winning Government
approval for a super-casino are fading by the
day, according to a senior member of Birmingham
City Council's cabinet.
"Ken Hardeman, who holds the
regeneration portfolio and is a leading supporter
of Birmingham City Football Club's bid for a
casino, insisted intense lobbying of MPs by
backers of the Coventry scheme would make no
difference.
"He said Birmingham remained confident
that an attempt to secure a casino at the Ricoh
stadium, home of Coventry City FC, would not
meet a Government stipulation that American-style
gaming centres must drive economic regeneration…"
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