GMB Reaction To Decision On Casinos Locations

Although GMB welcomes this development you can bet that everyone will lose unless the regeneration provides for proper well paid, full time, permanent jobs for local people, not jobs on the national minimum wages that are subsidized by the tax payer, training to add skills, and profit returned to the local infrastructure such as retraining leisure and that all employees are represented by a trade union. When the recommendation comes before Parliament GMB will make sure that these questions are raised.

GMB consider that there is room for more than one super casino in Britain and will be pressing for the decision to have only one reviewed as soon as possible.

GMB want to see proper facilities and schemes to deal with problem gambling. This is a problem that cannot be swept under the carpet and need practical solutions. The 24 hour rule whereby people were not allowed to walk in off the street to gamble was one solution. GMB consider that casinos should not be open 24 hours a day for the same reason.

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Contact:     Allan Black GMB National Officer on 07725 100316 or GMB Press Office: Steve Pryle on 07921 289880 or Rose Conroy on 07974 251823.