U.K. and U.S. Accused of Casino Tax Deal

The most recent allegations against not only the ever-changing UK casino gambling scene, but the U.S. as well, is that Tony Blair’s party has made tax cut deals with U.S. casino investors in an effort to bring more casinos into the U.K.

The Department of Culture, headed by Tessa Jowell, denied the accusations and went on to say there is no intent to raise gambling money in the UK, but rather to implement a more efficient regulation on the casino gambling industry, which does include gambling online as well. This all seems well and good to some, but to others this statement conflicts what Parliament intends to do.

Tony Blair himself, in a press conference recently, said that the new gambling bill will only increase the amount of casinos in the UK by no more than forty. Blair went on to say that this addition of casinos and betting parlors does not greatly affect gambling in the UK, since there are already 120 UK casinos in operation currently. According to the Prime Minister, there is no direct proportional connection between the amount of casino gambling destinations in a country and the number of citizens in that country with gambling addictions. He also defended the new gambling bill, citing it will help to end underage gambling in casinos with gambling machines.

With this effort at attempting to regulate the gambling industry in the UK, and the proposed increase of land-based casinos, maybe Jowell and Blair are trying to say they need more practice at regulating casinos, and so need more casinos to work with.