A Casino Referendum is Asked by UK Councillors

From Blackpool, United Kingdom: "Coun Jon Bamborough declared that a referendum was necessary, because the resort would have its biggest change ever in more than 100 years only if ministers backed Blackpool's regeneration dream."

"The Blackpool, Cleveleys and Fleetwood Liberal Democrats divisions think that the public has not had enough to say on the plans and has decided that a postal ballot would be necessary in order to determine the council's policy."

"However, the Local Liberals Democrats would want a series of public meetings with both the for and against camps being offered a chance to air their views before full postal votin"

"With all this, Coun Eddie Collett, the deputy leader of Blackpool Council, said that people had had many opportunities to make their opposition to the casino bid known..."