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Taking a gamble

The Guardian: Jowell under pressure over casinos
Tony Blair and his culture secretary, Tessa Jowell, are facing fresh questioning over their controversial legislation to introduce a new generation of casinos to Britain, amid Conservative claims that they misled MPs over rules against money-laundering.

The Observer: Ministers linked to US casino chiefs
Documents obtained by The Observer reveal how the Department for Culture, Media and Sport pressed the Treasury to change rules on money laundering to help US gambling corporations. They also show that ministers and department officials held meetings with senior casino officials behind closed doors in Las Vegas, South Africa and France as well as the UK.


Posted on August 8th, 2005 at 9:22am under Eye Catching Initiatives, New Labour

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  1. Scaryduck on 08.08.2005 at 14:34 Permalink | Reply

    It’s cool.

    ID cards will stop the money laundering.

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