Super Casinos

I was delighted when the House of Lords decided not to grant permission to the opening of the Super Casino in Manchester. However, I really can't understand why the government is promoting their expansion in the first place.

On the one hand the government talks about responsible parenting, looking after your health, giving up smoking, avoiding debt, etc...yet they're actively encouraging us to become a nation of gamblers. As ever, it will be the people who can least afford it who will be most affected.

I know that its all down to generating more government revenue, but surely there are more positive ways to do this. Encourage us to spend money at places and on things that are good for us instead. For example, they should promote the development of sports facilities such as tennis centres, swimming pools, footie pitches, etc. After all we are going to be hosting the Olympics in 2012 and we should all be encouraged to do more sport.

However, I'm sure Super Casinos will raise loads of easy money. Despite all the delays and debates they're bound to happen which is really disappointing.