A super-casino would stack the odds against regeneration and any review of this is to be welcomed, the Evangelical Alliance has said.
11 July 2007
A super-casino would stack the odds against regeneration and any review of this is to be welcomed, the Evangelical Alliance has said.
The Alliance, which has worked co-operatively for six years with the Department of Culture, Media and Sport and the Gambling Commission on the implementation of the Gambling Act, has welcomed Andy Reed MP’s Prime Minister’s question about casinos.
Evangelical Alliance Parliamentary Officer Gareth Wallace said: “We have always maintained that bringing in a super-casino would be a serious gamble for society and would stack the odds against regeneration.
“The poorer people are the ones who play at the slot machines most and pay the highest social price.
“The Evangelical Alliance will constructively contribute to any review process. We warmly welcome the Prime Minister’s cautious and reflective approach to this complex issue."
The Evangelical Alliance believes that the eight small and eight large casinos – in addition to the scores of new casinos being built under the old rules – are quite sufficient for determining the possible impact of the expansion of casino provision without the addition of a regional or super-casino.
The Evangelical Alliance would welcome a moratorium on the building of any super-casinos for the good of society.
Media Contact:
Charis Gibson
Evangelical Alliance
020 7207 2117 / 07917050126
c.gibson@eauk.org
Notes to editors:
The Evangelical Alliance UK, formed in 1846, is an umbrella group representing over one million evangelical Christians in the UK and is made up of member churches, organisations and individuals. As part of a movement ‘uniting to change society’, the Alliance promotes unity and truth, acts as an evangelical voice to the state, society and the wider Church, and provides resources to help members and other evangelicals live out their faith in their communities.
