One of the odder aspects of the government's plan to get us gambling more (while smoking less) was the reference to "regional" casinos. Now after a row in the Labour Party we are told that "only eight" will be allowed to open initially. How many English "regions" are there according to the government? Yes. eight.

As we all knew, regionalisation will be continued by this government by all possible means regardless of manifest public rejection.
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