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Will Manchester be a winner or a loser WITHOUT a super casino?

Lee
What a Joke, Brown trying to make his mark I guess. Does this mean that Blair was for it and Brown wasn't but just kept quiet. This is another step towards Labour loosing the next election.

Jim
This is a disgraceful decision, I live about a mile from the proposed site.There are no jobs, east Manchester is an employment desert, all the large factories have closedBeswick,Clayton,Gorton,Openshaw,Bradford there isn't one large employer.The casino was going to be a start, restaurants, hotels would have followed.

Ken Staley
will Manchester whinge and whine if it goes anywhere else?I think not as we can tak it on the chin not like the Blackpool criers

Patricia Lancs
Affordable housing, health clinics, community focus areas, child play areas, education/employmnet drop in centers.Who can afford to go to a casino?

Rosie's Mum
Why not ask the cities of the world what problems is has brough them? No problems in Toronto, Port Hope, Ajax or Waterdown and the last three are small towns. Keeps our taxes down. Rama is another and it is on an Indian Reserve. Given them lots of jobs.

mike - irlam
it looked rubbish anyway. Would rather they gave b.vue a lick of paint. The only way to regenerate a neighbourhood is to build decent social housing and upgrade local facilities. All that would have happened with the regeneration via a casino in the private sector would have ment more overpriced flats and perhaps another sculpture/water fountain.

maggie
I see MP for Stalybridge & Hyde has had a hand in spoiling fun. It was he who brought in the tax on fun and now has scuppered the Casino. Say no more!

James
The only loser here is Gordon Brown. He's shown then he's the moralising prude everyone expected him to be. If people want to gamble that should be their choice and politicians should keep out. What a pathetic decision and I feel very sorry for the people of East Manchester who now have no hope of more jobs or regeneration coming to their area.

paul simon
lets bring back the investment the this city needs. but lets be more open about any problems such a scheme may cause. how about asking the people off manchester for there opions.